2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Sebastian Somerset

  • Events Back
  • Height/Weight 6-2 / 205
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • High School Rundle College HS
  • Major Economics
  • Instagram @seb_somerset

Biography

Accolades
  • NCAA team championship (2022)
  • Pac-12 team championship (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020)

At Cal
2021-22 (Jr.)
  • Qualified for his second NCAA Championships & helped Cal win 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 team titles
  • Was 32nd in 100 back (46.05) & 21st in 200 back (1:40.66) at NCAAs
  • Scored 21 points in the backstroke events at Pac-12s as the Bears won their fifth straight conference team championship
    • 7th in 200 back (1:41.02)
    • Won the B-final & placed 9th in 100 back (45.87)
  • His 45.87 finish in 100 back at Pac-12s made him the 10th-fastest Bear in school history
  • Ranked as Cal's fifth-fastest backstroker in both distances in 2021-22 season
  • Tallied seven points with a pair of top-three finishes in Cal's dual-meet win vs. #16 Arizona (Jan. 21)
  • Won the 200 back (1:47.66) at UC San Diego (Feb. 4)
  • Made season debut at Minnesota Invite (Dec. 1-4)
2020-21 (So.)
  • Tallied 25 points with a seventh-place finish in the 100 back (47.20) & sixth-place finish in the 200 back (1:40.62) at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Was 24th in the 200 back (1:42.04) 29th in the 100 back (46.64) at the NCAA Championships
  • Ranked as the 10th-fastest 200 back swimmer in school history with his 1:40.62 effort at Pac-12s
  • HIs top times in the 100 back (46.64) & 200 back (1:40.62) were both NCAA "B" cuts
2019-20 (Fr.)
  • Swam a pair of NCAA "B" cuts in the 100 back & 200 back at Pac-12 Championships
    • Hit 1:42.09 in the 200 back during a time trial at Pac-12s
    • Later swam the 100 back in 47.06
  • Ranked among Cal's seven fastest times in both the 100 & 200 back in 2019-20

National (Canada)
  • Member of Canadian Junior National Team
  • Swam at 2019 Canadian World Trials
    • 3rd in 50 back (top junior swimmer)
    • 6th in 100 back
    • 7th in 200 back
  • Swam for Canada at 2019 Junior World Championships (Budapest, Turkey) & at 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships (Fiji)
  • 200-meter back champion at 2018 Canadian Junior Championships

High School / Club
  • Graduated from Rundle College High School (Calgary, AB, Canada) in 2019
  • Also swam for Cascade Swim Club under Dave Johnson
  • Earned honors with distinction from Rundle College

Personal
  • Full name is Sebastian James Somerset
  • Born on January 15, 2001 in Birmingham, England
  • Son of David & Nicola Somerset
  • Has one sibling, Tabatha
  • Has lived in England, Canada and Australia

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

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    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

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    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

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    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

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    6'2" 205 lbs