Sebastien Paddington

Sebastien Paddington (born June 23, 1977) is a Trinidad and Tobago former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.^[1] He represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later became the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT).^[2][3] Paddington is also a graduate with a bachelor's degree in geography at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4]

Sebastien Paddington

Personal information
Full name	Sebastien Paddington
National team	Trinidad and Tobago
Born	(1977-06-23) 23 June 1977 (age 47) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	McGill University (CAN)

Paddington competed only in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[5] He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 1:55.05 from the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.^[6] He challenged four other swimmers in heat one, including Uzbekistan's two-time Olympian Oleg Tsvetkovskiy. Entering the race with a fastest-seeded time, he faded shortly to third place by 0.47 seconds behind Tsvetkovskiy in 1:55.40. Paddington failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-seventh overall in the prelims.^[7][8]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sebastien Paddington". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
2. Gumbs-Sandiford, Anika (2 October 2011). "Sportt corporate secretary quits". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
3. De Freitas, Kern (15 May 2011). "Creed: SporTT not properly set up". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
4. McCabe, Daniel (18 February 1996). "Cheering for the home team: McGill athletes head for Atlanta". The McGill Daily. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
5. "Paddington looks for first title". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
6. "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 124. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
8. "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.