Alana Kathryn Dillette (born December 2, 1987) is an academic and Olympic

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from

The Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of ...

. Dillette swam for the Bahamas at the

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

, as well as at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, 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 ...

. She attended and swam for the USA's

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a tota ...

. At the

she was part of the bronze medal winning women's 4 × 100 m medley relay alongside

Alicia Lightbourne Alicia may refer to: People * Alicia (given name), list of people with this name * Alisha (singer) (born 1968), US pop singer * Melinda Padovano (born 1987), a professional wrestler, known by her ring name, Alicia Places * Alicia, Bohol, Phili ...

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (born March 4, 1990) is a competitive swimmer and national record-holder from the Bahamas who has represented her country in international championships, including the Olympics, FINA world championships, and Pan Ameri ...

and Nikia Deveaux. Dillette majored in travel and tourism and as of 2022 is Assistant Professor in the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...

. Her research interests include the

Black Travel Movement The Black Travel Movement is a socioentrepreneurial phenomenon that pursues social change by developing travel-related businesses that encourage Black people to travel. The movement emerged in the 2010s, but in the United States its historical root ...

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* * * * * * * 1987 births Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario Auburn Tigers women's swimmers Bahamian expatriate swimmers in the United States Bahamian female swimmers Bahamian people of Canadian descent Black Canadian sportspeople Canadian female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for the Bahamas Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Bahamas Living people Pan American Games bronze 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 silver medalists for the Bahamas Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Bahamas Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Black Canadian sportswomen 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Bahamas-swimming-bio-stub

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