William Gilbert Stovall, V (born June 3, 1986) is an American former competition

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who represented the United States at the

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. 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

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. Stovall swam competitively for the

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from 2004 to 2008. In his final season at Georgia, he broke

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's 17-year-old

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record in the 200-yard butterfly at the NCAA Men's Swimming Championships, winning the title. Stovall coached for the Cincinnati Marlins for one season. Gil is currently an adjunct instructor with HMTC, he is especially known for his expertise in Hazardous Material Shipment placarding.

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1986 births Living people American male butterfly swimmers Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tupelo, Mississippi 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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