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 for the Cayman Islands. He competed in the 200 m backstroke.[1]

Brett Fraser
Personal information
Full nameBrett Michael Fraser
National team Cayman Islands
Born (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989
George Town, Cayman Islands
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubStingray Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Florida

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, 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.[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.

See also

References
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Ronald Forbes		 Flagbearer for  Cayman Islands
London 2012		 Succeeded by
Ronald Forbes
  1. "Brett Fraser Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. "Glasgow 2014 - Brett Fraser Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. Gatorzone.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Brett Fraser Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 14, 2010.


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