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2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Sebastian Somerset
- Events:
- Back
- Height/Weight:
- 6-2 / 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- High School:
- Rundle College HS
- Major:
- Economics
Accolades
At Cal
2021-22 (Jr.)
National (Canada)
High School / Club
Personal
- NCAA team championship (2022)
- Pac-12 team championship (2020, 2021, 2022)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020)
At Cal
2021-22 (Jr.)
- Qualified for his second NCAA Championships & helped Cal win 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 team titles
- Was 32nd in 100 back (46.05) & 21st in 200 back (1:40.66) at NCAAs
- Scored 21 points in the backstroke events at Pac-12s as the Bears won their fifth straight conference team championship
- 7th in 200 back (1:41.02)
- Won the B-final & placed 9th in 100 back (45.87)
- His 45.87 finish in 100 back at Pac-12s made him the 10th-fastest Bear in school history
- Ranked as Cal's fifth-fastest backstroker in both distances in 2021-22 season
- Tallied seven points with a pair of top-three finishes in Cal's dual-meet win vs. #16 Arizona (Jan. 21)
- Won the 200 back (1:47.66) at UC San Diego (Feb. 4)
- Made season debut at Minnesota Invite (Dec. 1-4)
- Tallied 25 points with a seventh-place finish in the 100 back (47.20) & sixth-place finish in the 200 back (1:40.62) at the Pac-12 Championships
- Was 24th in the 200 back (1:42.04) 29th in the 100 back (46.64) at the NCAA Championships
- Ranked as the 10th-fastest 200 back swimmer in school history with his 1:40.62 effort at Pac-12s
- HIs top times in the 100 back (46.64) & 200 back (1:40.62) were both NCAA "B" cuts
- Swam a pair of NCAA "B" cuts in the 100 back & 200 back at Pac-12 Championships
- Hit 1:42.09 in the 200 back during a time trial at Pac-12s
- Later swam the 100 back in 47.06
- Ranked among Cal's seven fastest times in both the 100 & 200 back in 2019-20
National (Canada)
- Member of Canadian Junior National Team
- Swam at 2019 Canadian World Trials
- 3rd in 50 back (top junior swimmer)
- 6th in 100 back
- 7th in 200 back
- Swam for Canada at 2019 Junior World Championships (Budapest, Turkey) & at 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships (Fiji)
- 200-meter back champion at 2018 Canadian Junior Championships
High School / Club
- Graduated from Rundle College High School (Calgary, AB, Canada) in 2019
- Also swam for Cascade Swim Club under Dave Johnson
- Earned honors with distinction from Rundle College
Personal
- Full name is Sebastian James Somerset
- Born on January 15, 2001 in Birmingham, England
- Son of David & Nicola Somerset
- Has one sibling, Tabatha
- Has lived in England, Canada and Australia
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