Sebastian Somerset
Personal information
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipBritish and Canadian
Born (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001
Birmingham, England
Sport
SportSwimming
EventBackstroke
University teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
ClubLoughborough Swimming

Sebastian Somerset (15 January 2001) is a British international swimmer who became the British Champion for the 50 metres backstroke in 2022.[1][2] He has lived in Canada, Australia and England, and is currently a student at the University of California, Berkeley.

Biography

Somerset was educated at Rundle College High School and the University of California, Berkeley. He was a member of the Canadian Junior team and competed in the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2019 Junior World Championships for Canada.[3]

In 2022, he became the British champion when claiming the gold medal over 50 metres backstroke at the 2022 British Swimming Championships.[4] He made his senior British debut at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sebastian Somerset". FINA. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sebastian Somerset". Swim Cloud. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sebastian Somerset profile". University of California Berkeley. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Powerful Peaty sends warning to rest of the world with dominant display". Swimming.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Eight to make senior international debuts for Britain at European Championships". Swimming.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.


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