Brett Michael Fraser (born August 28, 1989) is a competition swimmer and

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gold medalist from the

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. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, Fraser and his older brother,

Shaune Fraser Shaune David Fraser (born March 29, 1988) is an Attorney at Law and the Founder oFraser Immigration Law, PLLC He was also a former competitive swimmer and Pan American Games silver medalist from the Cayman Islands. Fraser represented the Cayman ...

, were two of the three flag-bearers for the Cayman Islands. He competed in the 200 m backstroke. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he was flagbearer for the Cayman Islands at the opening ceremony. 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. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he competed in the 50 m butterfly and the 50 m freestyle. Like his older brother, Fraser accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he swam for coach

Gregg Troy Gregg Troy (born December 19, 1950) is an American professional and Olympic swimming coach. As of April 2021, he is the head coach for the Cali Condors, which is part of the International Swimming League. Until 2018, he was the head coach of the ...

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team in

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(NCAA) and

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(SEC) competition from 2008 to 2011.Gatorzone.com, Men's Swimming & Diving
Brett Fraser
. Retrieved July 14, 2010. At the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

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

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1989 births Living people Florida Gators men's swimmers Caymanian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Cayman Islands Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Cayman Islands Pan American Games gold medalists for the Cayman Islands Pan American Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Cayman Islands Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Male butterfly swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{CaymanIslands-swimming-bio-stub

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