Bradley Kevin Ally (born December 11, 1986) is a three-time Olympic swimmer from

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. He represented Barbados at the

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and

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. He was the bronze medalist in the 200-meter individual medley at the Pan-American Games in Brazil 2007. He holds the Barbadian Record in the butterfly and individual medley events, as well as the 200-meter freestyle. Ally was born in Barbados in 1986. Ally received an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach

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's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) competition from 2007 to 2010. Ally set an NCAA record in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1.40.49. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in geology in 2010. At the

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, he bettered the Games records in the 200 and 400-metre individual medley (2:02.98 and 4:22.86). Ally now coaches swimming near his home outside of Fort Lauderdale.

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Ally's bio
from the 2008 Olympics website.
Ally's bio
from the University of Florida Athletics website. 1986 births Living people Florida Gators men's swimmers Olympic swimmers of Barbados Male backstroke swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Male butterfly swimmers Barbadian male freestyle swimmers Male medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados Pan American Games bronze medalists for Barbados Pan American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Barbados Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Barbados Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{barbados-swimming-bio-stub

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