Brett Fraser

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Brett Fraser
Personal information
Full nameBrett Michael Fraser
National teamFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Born (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989 (age 35)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubStingray Swim Club
College team University of Florida
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 200 m freestyle
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez 200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.[ citation needed ] He competed in the 200 m backstroke. [1]

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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]

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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. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. 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.
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