Philip C Hubble (born 19 July 1960) is an English former

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Swimming career

Olympic Games

Hubble represented

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and competed in events at the

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and 1984 Olympic Games, winning the

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in 1980 in the men's 200-metre butterfly.

Commonwealth Games

He won seven medals at the

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. In 1978 he represented

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and won two

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s in the 100 metres butterfly and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, at the

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. Four years later he won five more medals when representing

at the

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, the medals consisted of a

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in the 200 metres butterfly, and four silver medals in the 100 metres butterfly, the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and the 4 x 100 metres medley relay.

National Championships

He is a two times winner of the ASA National Championship 200 metres freestyle title (1980 and 1983), two times winner of the 100 metres butterfly title (1980 and 1982) and a five times winner of the 200 metres butterfly (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1983).

References

sports-reference

British Olympic Association Athlete Profile
1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Beaconsfield English male swimmers British male butterfly swimmers Houston Cougars men's swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming People educated at Upton Court Grammar School Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic silver medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

Swimming career

Olympic Games

Commonwealth Games

National Championships

See also

References