Sebastien Paddington (born June 23, 1977) is a Trinidad and Tobago former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events. He represented Trinidad and Tobago at the

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, and later became the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT). Paddington is also a graduate with a bachelor's degree in geography at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Paddington competed only in the men's 200 m freestyle at the

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. He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 1:55.05 from the

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in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He challenged four other swimmers in heat one, including Uzbekistan's two-time Olympian

Oleg Tsvetkovskiy Oleg Nikolayevich Tsvetkovskiy ( uz, Олег Николаевич Цветковский; born May 27, 1970) is an Uzbek former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events. He represented Uzbekistan in two editions of ...

. 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.

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1977 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Trinidad and Tobago Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago McGill University alumni Sportspeople from Port of Spain {{Trinidad-swimming-bio-stub