Sebastien Gael Adam (born March 28, 1986 in

Beau Bassin Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (or Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill; french: Villes sœurs; ) is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District. It is administered by the Municipal Council of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and has a population of 147,066 habita ...

) is a Mauritian swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. He represented his nation Mauritius at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, placing himself among the top 60 swimmers in the 100 m freestyle. During his sporting career, Adam trained full-time at Brest Swimming Club in France. Adam was invited by FINA to compete for Mauritius in the men's 100 m freestyle at the

in Beijing. Swimming in heat two, he chased Fiji's five-time Olympian

Carl Probert Carl Harvie Probert (born 13 September 1975 in Suva, Rewa, Fiji) is a 5-time Olympic swimmer and National Record holder from Fiji. He swam for Fiji at the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He also competed for Fiji at the 1998 Commonw ...

on the final stretch to hit the wall in third place and fifty-seventh overall by a close, 0.02-second margin with a time of 52.35 seconds.

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NBC Olympics Profile
1986 births Living people Mauritian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Mauritius Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Mauritius Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Mauritius-swimming-bio-stub