Brett Fraser
Personal information
Full nameBrett Michael Fraser
National team Cayman Islands
Born (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989
George Town, Cayman Islands
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubStingray Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Florida
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Cayman Islands
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 200 m freestyle
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez 200 m backstroke

Brett Michael Fraser (born August 28, 1989) is a competition swimmer and Pan American Games gold medalist from the Cayman Islands. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Fraser and his older brother, Shaune Fraser, were two of the three flag-bearers for the Cayman Islands. He competed in the 200 m backstroke.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m freestyle events. He was a semi-finalist in the 100m and 200m freestyle, placing 14th and 12th overall, respectively.[1]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he competed in the 50 m butterfly and the 50 m freestyle.[2]

Like his older brother, Fraser accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) competition from 2008 to 2011.[3]

At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fraser won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:47.18.

As of 2023, he is the chief athletes officer of Enhanced Games.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Brett Fraser Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Brett Fraser Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Gatorzone.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Brett Fraser Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ Bloom, Ben (30 June 2023). "The Enhanced Games – a drugs Olympics where cheaters can prosper". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Witts, James (28 July 2023). "What if doping were completely legal? Welcome to the Enhanced Games". Cyclist. Retrieved 31 July 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.