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

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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 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 ...

, 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. At the

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

, 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 The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

, 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's Florida Gators swimming and diving 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 () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

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.

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* * 1989 births Living people Florida Gators men's swimmers Expatriate swimmers in the United States Caymanian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for 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 gold 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 21st-century British sportsmen Enhanced Games {{CaymanIslands-swimming-bio-stub

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