Gil Stovall

Gil Stovall
Personal information
Full name William Gilbert Stovall, V
Nickname(s) "Gil"
National team  United States
Born (1986-06-03) June 3, 1986
Tupelo, Mississippi
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
Club Athens Bulldog Swim Club
College team University of Georgia

William Gilbert Stovall, V (born June 3, 1986) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games. 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.

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.

He now works as a swim coach for the Memphis Tigers

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