Luke Gebbie

Luke Michael Corpuz Gebbie 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.

Early life and education

Luke Gebbie was born on November 7, 1996. His father is a New Zealander while his mother is a Filipino. He spent portion of his high school life in Bangkok before attending University of Melbourne.

Career

Gebbie competed in the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea. 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. He is also the first Filipino to surpass the 50-seconds mark in the event.
He also participated in the 2019 [Southeast Asian Games] in the Philippines where he won a silver and a bronze for the host country. He also set new national records; In the men's 50 meter freestyle and the men's 50m butterfly events. The previous national men's 50m butterfly record was previously held by Daniel Coakley.
Based in Melbourne, Gebbie also participated in the 2021 Swimming Australia Olympic trials through a special exemption granted by Swimming Australia.
Gebbie qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after achieving Olympic QTB times in the 50 and 100m freestyle. He was subsequently awarded a universality placement.
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.