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.

Sebastian Somerset
Personal information
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipBritish and Canadian
Born (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 23)
Birmingham, England
Sport
SportSwimming
EventBackstroke
University teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
ClubLoughborough Swimming

Biography edit

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 edit

  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.