Gael Adam

Gael Adam
Personal information
Full nameSebastien Gael Adam
National team Mauritius
Born (1986-03-28) 28 March 1986 (age 38)
Beau Bassin, Mauritius
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCN Brest (FRA)[1]

Sebastien Gael Adam (born March 28, 1986, in Beau Bassin) is a Mauritian swimmer who specializes in freestyle events.[1][2] He represented his nation Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing himself among the top 60 swimmers in the 100 m freestyle.[3] During his sporting career, Adam trained full-time at Brest Swimming Club in France.

Adam was invited by FINA to compete for Mauritius in the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[3] Swimming in heat two, he chased Fiji's five-time Olympian Carl Probert on the final stretch to hit the wall in third place and fifty-seventh overall by a close, 0.02-second margin with a time of 52.35 seconds.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gaël Adam". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Gaël Adam". 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Jhuboo, Rehade (11 August 2008). "Maurice à la conquête de Beijing" [Mauritians conquer Beijing] (in French). 5plus.mu. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Swimming: Men's 100m Freestyle – Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.


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