William Gilbert Stovall, V (born June 3, 1986) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Gilbert Stovall, V |
| Nickname | "Gil" |
| National team |  United States |
| Born | June 3, 1986 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| Spouse | Emily Loft Stovall |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | Athens Bulldog Swim Club |
| College team | University of Georgia |
Stovall swam competitively for the University of Georgia from 2004 to 2008. In his final season at Georgia, he broke Melvin Stewart's 17-year-old 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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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