Brett Fraser
{{short description|Caymanian swimmer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Brett Fraser
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| fullname = Brett Michael Fraser
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| national_team = {{CAY}}
| strokes = Freestyle
| club = Stingray Swim Club
| collegeteam = University of Florida
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = George Town, Cayman Islands
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| height = {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{medalCountry | {{CAY}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Guadalajara | 200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | Central American and Caribbean Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Mayagüez | 200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Mayagüez | 200 m backstroke}}
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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|date=August 2018}} He competed in the 200 m backstroke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/brett-fraser-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225947/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/brett-fraser-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Brett Fraser Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-08}}
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.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he competed in the 50 m butterfly and the 50 m freestyle.{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/swimming/1027675/brett_fraser.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Brett Fraser Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=2018-08-08|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809025136/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/swimming/1027675/brett_fraser.html|url-status=dead}}
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.Gatorzone.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, [http://www.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/men/bios.php?year=2008&player_id=41 Brett Fraser] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815083830/http://www.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/men/bios.php?year=2008&player_id=41 |date=2009-08-15 }}. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
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.{{cite news |last1=Bloom |first1=Ben |title=The Enhanced Games – a drugs Olympics where cheaters can prosper |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/30/the-enhanced-games-a-drugs-olympics-where-cheaters-can-prosper |access-date=8 July 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=30 June 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Witts |first1=James |title=What if doping were completely legal? Welcome to the Enhanced Games |url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/enhanced-games-cycling |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=Cyclist |date=28 July 2023 |language=en}}
See also
{{Portal|Biography|Olympics}}
References
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External links
- {{World Aquatics}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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{{succession box
| before = Ronald Forbes
| title = Flagbearer for {{CAY}}
| years = Tokyo 2020
with
Jillian Crooks
| after = Jordan Crooks
Charlotte Webster
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{{Footer Pan American Champions 200 m Freestyle Men}}
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Category:Florida Gators men's swimmers
Category:Expatriate swimmers in the United States
Category:Caymanian male freestyle swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers for the Cayman Islands
Category:Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for the Cayman Islands
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the Cayman Islands
Category:Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Cayman Islands
Category:Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Male butterfly swimmers
Category:Male backstroke swimmers
Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century British sportsmen
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