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Philip Hubble

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Philip Hubble
Personal information
Full namePhilip C. Hubble
Nickname"Phil"
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1960-07-19) 19 July 1960 (age 64)
Beaconsfield, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubHounslow
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1981 Split 200 m butterfly
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1983 Edmonton 200 m butterfly
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton 4×200 m freestyle

Philip C Hubble (born 19 July 1960) is an English former butterfly swimmer.

Swimming career

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Olympic Games

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Hubble represented Great Britain and competed in events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal in 1980 in the men's 200-metre butterfly.

Commonwealth Games

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He won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 1978 he represented England and won two bronze medals in the 100 metres butterfly and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] Four years later he won five more medals when representing England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the medals consisted of a gold medal in the 200 metres butterfly, and four silver medals in the 100 metres butterfly, the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and the 4 x 100 metres medley relay.[2][3]

National Championships

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He is a two times winner of the ASA National Championship 200 metres freestyle title (1980 and 1983), two times winner of the 100 metres butterfly title (1980 and 1982) and a five times winner of the 200 metres butterfly (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1983).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ Hennessy, John (26 May 1980). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1980, p. 11". The Times. p. 11.
  5. ^ Still, Athole (23 July 1983). "Still, Athole. "Hubble in spurt to second title." Times, 23 July 1983, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
  6. ^ ""Miss Croft's victory of mixed emotions." Times, 23 Aug. 1982, p. 15". The Times. 23 August 1982. p. 15.
  7. ^ Still, Athole (20 August 1982). "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20". The Times. p. 20.
  8. ^ Hennessy, John (29 May 1978). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 29 May 1978, p. 12". The Times. p. 12.
  9. ^ Hennessy, John (24 May 1980). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 24 May 1980, p. 17". The Times. p. 17.
  10. ^ Still, Athole (22 July 1983). "Still, Athole. "Osgerby back to best form." Times, 22 July 1983, p. 18". The Times. p. 18.