Gil Stovall
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Gilbert Stovall, V |
| Nickname | "Gil" |
| National team |  Butterfly |
| Club | Athens Bulldog Swim Club |
| College team | University of Georgia |
William Gilbert Stovall, V (born June 3, 1986) is an American former competition
2008 Olympic Games.[1] Stovall placed second in his signature event, the 200-meter butterfly, at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, with a career-best time of 1:53.86, which earned him a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At that time, Stovall was the second-fastest swimmer ever in that event, behind only Michael Phelps
.
Stovall swam competitively for the
NCAA
record in the 200-yard butterfly at the NCAA Men's Swimming Championships, winning the title. Stovall coached for the Cincinnati Marlins for one season.
Gil is currently an adjunct instructor with HMTC, he is especially known for his expertise in Hazardous Material Shipment placarding.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gil Stovall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
External links
- Gil Stovall at World Aquatics
- Gil Stovall at Olympics.com
- Gil Stovall at Olympic.org (archived)
- Gil Stovall at Olympedia
- Gil Stovall at USA Swimming (archived)
- Gil Stovall at Team USA
- Georgia Bulldogs athlete bio[permanent dead link]
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