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Seth Stubblefield

Seth Stubblefield

American swimmer

Seth Stubblefield (born July 21, 1993) is an American retired competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly.[1] He is a gold medalist in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay from the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju.[2]

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Early life

Stubblefield was the 2010 Junior National champion in both the 100 and 200-meter butterfly, which qualified him for the 2010 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii. At Junior Pan Pacs, Stubblefield earned a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly and a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[3][4]

Swimming as a sophomore for Plano Senior High School at the 2009 5A Texas State Championships, Stubblefield won the 4×50 and the 4×100 y freestyle relays.[5] As a junior at the 2010 State Championships, he won the 4×100 freestyle relay and was runner-up in the 50 y freestyle and the 100 y butterfly. In the 4×50 y medley relay, Stubblefield teamed up with high school and club teammate Will Licon to earn a bronze medal.[6] In his senior year, he elected to forego his last year of high school eligibility. He still currently holds the Plano Senior High School records in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, and the 400-yard freestyle relay.[7]

Collegiate career

Stubblefield competed for the California Golden Bears from 2011 to 2015 where he was a 3-time NCAA champion, 5-time NCAA runner-up, 2-time NCAA team champion (2012 & 2014), 16-time All-American, and a 5-time honorable mention All-American.[8][9][10][11] He also formerly held the American record in the 4×100 medley relay from the 2015 NCAA Championships.[12]

International career

At the 2014 Phillips 66 Summer National Championships, Stubblefield swam the 50 and 100-meter freestyles as well as the 100-meter butterfly. Stubblefield's times in the 50 and 100 freestyles qualified himself for the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, where he won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

At the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, Stubblefield entered the 100-meter butterfly final as the top-seeded swimmer, ahead of the likes of Michael Phelps and Tom Shields.[13] In a tightly contested race, Stubblefield touched third behind Phelps and Shields, missing out on an Olympic berth by 4-hundredths of a second.[14][15]

Personal life

Seth is married to former University of Georgia All-American swimmer Lauren (Harrington) Stubblefield, and they have a son together named Judah. Seth is the son of Scott and Patti Stubblefield and has a younger sister, Alyssa.

Personal bests

As of 22 February 2021
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See also

References

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    "Men's Swimming and Diving". Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "2010 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships" (PDF). USAswimming. August 26, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "2009 5A State Meet". February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "2010 5A State Meet". February 26, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "School Records | Plano Wildcat Swimming & Diving". planowildcatswimming.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
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    "2012 NCAA Division 1 Men's Swimming & Diving". March 22, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "NCAA Division I Championship Meet 2013 NCAA Division 1 Men's Swimming & Diving". teamunify. March 28, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "2014 NCAA Men's Division I Championship" (PDF). TexasSports. March 27, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "2015 NCAA Division I Mens Championships". swimcloud. March 26, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "2015 NCAA Men's Swimming (and Diving) Championships: Cal was great in day 1 but Texas was better". March 27, 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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    "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming - 6/26/2016 to 7/3/2016 Results" (PDF). July 3, 2016. p. 157. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming - 6/26/2016 to 7/3/2016 Results" (PDF). July 3, 2016. p. 157. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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    "Olympic Swimming Trials - Michael Phelps Wins 100m Butterfly Final". Youtube. July 2, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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