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Shaune David Fraser (born March 29, 1988) is an Attorney at Law and the Founder o
Fraser Immigration Law, PLLC
He was also a former competitive
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and
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silver medalist from the Cayman Islands. Fraser represented the Cayman Islands at the
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, and 2012 Summer Olympics where he qualified for the Semi-Finals. /sup> Based in Miami, FL
Fraser Immigration Law, PLLC
is a distinguished U.S. immigration law firm specialized in extraordinary ability visas and green card applications for top entrepreneurs, professional athletes, Olympians, researchers and scientists, multinational executives, and talented professionals across a wide range of fields
Fraser Immigration Law, PLLC
specializes in strategic immigration representation for individuals and corporations in the fields of financial technology, software engineering, corporate executives, athletics, competitive swimming, the arts, and the music and entertainment industries, among many others. Fraser graduated from the
Bolles School The Bolles School is an American private college preparatory day and boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida. It has a lower school (including pre-kindergarten), a middle school, and a high school, spread across four campuses around the Jacks ...
, a private high school located in
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, known for its excellent prep swim teams. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the
University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a finance major and 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 ...
's
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team in
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(NCAA) competition from 2006 to 2010. At the 2009 Men's NCAA Division I Championships, he set a school record in winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:31.70) and an NCAA record in winning the 200-yard butterfly (1:40.75). Fraser earned twenty-seven All-American accolades in his four years as a Gator swimmer, one fewer than the maximum number possible, and the most of any male swimmer in Gators history. Fraser's younger brother,
Brett Fraser 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 f ...
, swam for the Cayman Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also swam for the University of Florida, where he graduated a year behind his brother.GatorZone.com, Men's Swimming & Diving
Brett Fraser
Retrieved July 14, 2010.
At the
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: ** Barranquilla, Colombia ...
in Cartagena, Colombia, he set the
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in the 200-meter freestyle (1:49.84), bettering the 24-year-old mark of 1:51.71 set by Venezuela's
Alberto Mestre Alberto Eugenio Mestre Sosa (born September 30, 1964) is a former competition swimmer who represented Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics. Biography As a 15-year-old at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Mestre ...
at the 1982 Games. At the
2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Ol ...
in Rio de Janeiro, Fraser garnered a
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in the 200-meter freestyle. Four years later 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 again won the silver medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle, finishing second behind his brother Brett.


See also

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List of University of Florida alumni This list of University of Florida alumni includes current students, former students, and graduates of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Honorary degree recipients can be found on the List of University of Florida honorary degree ...
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List of University of Florida Olympians This List of University of Florida Olympians includes over 150 students and alumni of the University of Florida who have competed or coached in the Olympic Games, as well as current or former Florida Gators coaches who have coached in the Olympi ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Shaune 1988 births Living people Florida Gators men's swimmers Male butterfly swimmers Caymanian male freestyle swimmers Male medley swimmers Caymanian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Cayman Islands Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for the Cayman Islands Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Cayman Islands Pan American Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Cayman Islands Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Cayman Islands Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Cayman Islands Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games