Philip Hubble

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| fullname = Philip C. Hubble

| nicknames = "Phil"

| national_team = Great Britain

| strokes = Butterfly

| club = Hounslow

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|7|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Beaconsfield, England

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| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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

Swimming career

=Olympic Games=

Hubble represented Great Britain and competed in events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal in 1980 in the men's 200-metre butterfly.

=Commonwealth Games=

He won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 1978 he represented England and won two bronze medals in the 100 metres butterfly and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edmonton-1978/athletes|title=1978 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} Four years later he won five more medals when representing England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the medals consisted of a gold medal 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.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/52546|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}

=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).{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS185304762/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=ac6aeef5|title=Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1980, p. 11|newspaper=The Times|date=26 May 1980 |page=11 |last1=Hennessy |first1=John }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS252677367/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b9bcc2b6|title=Still, Athole. "Hubble in spurt to second title." Times, 23 July 1983, p. 15|newspaper=The Times|date=23 July 1983 |page=15 |last1=Still |first1=Athole }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS253332247/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b1ab5dd2|title="Miss Croft's victory of mixed emotions." Times, 23 Aug. 1982, p. 15|newspaper=The Times|date=23 August 1982 |page=15 }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS336956180/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=c1449172|title=Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20|newspaper=The Times|date=20 August 1982 |page=20 |last1=Still |first1=Athole }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS202474173/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=7d921efd|title=Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 29 May 1978, p. 12|newspaper=The Times|date=29 May 1978 |page=12 |last1=Hennessy |first1=John }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS285968056/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=e806bfa3|title=Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 24 May 1980, p. 17|newspaper=The Times|date=24 May 1980 |page=17 |last1=Hennessy |first1=John }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS303402230/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=2cce79cc|title=Still, Athole. "Osgerby back to best form." Times, 22 July 1983, p. 18|newspaper=The Times|date=22 July 1983 |page=18 |last1=Still |first1=Athole }}

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170156/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/philip-hubble-1.html sports-reference]
[http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=3551 British Olympic Association Athlete Profile]

Category:1960 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Beaconsfield

Category:English male butterfly swimmers

Category:British male butterfly swimmers

Category:Houston Cougars men's swimmers

Category:British expatriate swimmers in the United States

Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain

Category:Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Category:Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Category:Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Category:Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games