Gil is in the 200 Butterfly at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Stats:
- CLUB: Athens Bulldog Swim Club (ABSC-GA)
- DOB: Jun 3, 1986
- HOMETOWN: Memphis, Tenn.
- BIRTHPLACE: Tupelo, Miss.
- COACHED BY: Jack Bauerle / David Smith
Personal Notes:
- High School: Ridgeway HS '04
- College: Georgia '08
- Parents: Bill and Dana Stovall; father played football at Ole Miss and is now a sales manager; mother was a cheerleader at Ole Miss and is now a teacher
- Sibling(s): Older sister Dottie swam for Delta State; younger brother Brooks is also a swimmer
- Sports Played Before Swimming: Gymnastics
- Nickname(s): Adam Ant, Hobbit; “I’m rather short, if you haven’t noticed (5-9), but I am very good for my size; I look like a hobbit from ‘Lord of the Rings.'”
- Pet(s): One dog, Chip is a one-eyed poodle
- Hobbies Outside the Pool: Mountain biking, poker
- Ultimate Way to Relax: Sleep!
- Full name is William Gilbert Stovall