Luke Michael Corpuz Gebbie[1] (born November 7, 1996[2]) is a Filipino Olympic swimmer. He holds a Southeast Asian Games bronze medal in 50 meter freestyle and a silver in 4x100 freestyle relay. He represented the Philippines at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Birth name | Luke Michael Corpuz Gebbie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 7, 1996 Manila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Melbourne Vicentre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Gebbie competed in the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea.[4] In the tournament held in Gwangju, Gebbie established a new Philippine national record in the 100-meter freestyle by finishing with a time of 49.94 seconds.[5] He is also the first Filipino to surpass the 50-seconds mark in the event.[4]
He also participated in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines where he won a silver (men's 4x100 freestyle relay) and a bronze (men's 50 meter freestyle) for the host country.[1] He also set new national records; In the men's 50 meter freestyle (22.57 seconds) and the men's 50m butterfly (24.34 seconds) events. The previous national men's 50m butterfly record was previously held by Daniel Coakley.[5][6]
Based in Melbourne, Gebbie also participated in the 2021 Swimming Australia Olympic trials through a special exemption granted by Swimming Australia.[5]
Gebbie qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo through a universality invitation after he garnered enough FINA points from competing in various Olympic qualifying tournaments.[7]
He was due to compete at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in May 2022 but was unable to after he tested positive for COVID-19.[8]
