# Brett Fraser > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brett_Fraser > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brett_Fraser.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Fraser > Source revision: 1337180489 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Caymanian swimmer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Brett Fraser | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Brett Michael Fraser | nicknames = | national_team = {{CAY}} | strokes = [Freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming) | club = Stingray Swim Club | collegeteam = [University of Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_swimming_and_diving) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|8|28}} | birth_place = [George Town, Cayman Islands](/source/George_Town%2C_Cayman_Islands) | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 2 in | weight = 185 lb | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's swimming}} {{medalCountry | {{CAY}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}} {{MedalGold | [2011 Guadalajara](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games) | [200 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metre_freestyle)}} {{MedalCompetition | [Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)}} {{MedalSilver | [2010 Mayagüez](/source/Swimming_at_the_2010_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games) | 200 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver | [2010 Mayagüez](/source/Swimming_at_the_2010_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games) | 200 m backstroke}} }} '''Brett Michael Fraser''' (born 28 August 1989) is a Caymanian former competitive [swimmer](/source/swimming_(sport)) and real estate agent. Representing the [Cayman Islands](/source/Cayman_Islands), he was a [Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games) gold medalist. 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=17 April 2020 |title=Brett Fraser Bio, Stats, and Results |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=8 August 2018}} == Early and personal life == Fraser was born and raised in the Cayman Islands, and afterward, for his [bachelor's degree](/source/bachelor's_degree) studied finance and economics at the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida).{{cite news |title=The agent Olympian athletes who competed in Tokyo |url=https://www.inman.com/2021/08/05/the-real-estate-agent-olympian-athletes-who-competed-in-tokyo/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=Inman |date=5 August 2021}} According to a 2016 interview with the [New York Post](/source/New_York_Post), Fraser lives in the [SoHo](/source/SoHo%2C_Manhattan) neighborhood of New York in Manhattan. == Sports career == At the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/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](/source/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=8 August 2018 |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](/source/University_of_Florida) in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he swam for coach [Gregg Troy](/source/Gregg_Troy)'s [Florida Gators swimming and diving](/source/Florida_Gators_swimming_and_diving) team in [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) (NCAA) and [Southeastern Conference](/source/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=15 August 2009 }}. Retrieved 14 July 2010. At the [2011 Pan American Games](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games) in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fraser won the gold medal in the [men's 200-meter freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metre_freestyle) with a time of 1:47.18.{{cite web |title=RESULTADOS |url=http://www.bestswimming.com.br/guadalajara2011/finais4.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204101745/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/guadalajara2011/finais4.pdf |access-date=3 July 2025 |archive-date=4 December 2013}} He has also since then encouraged black people participating in swimming, decrieing the lack of encouragement for people of color in swimming in the [United States](/source/United_States), and congratulating [Simone Manuel](/source/Simone_Manuel) and [Lia Neal](/source/Lia_Neal) who swam for the United States at the Olympics and said that swimming had nothing to do with color.{{cite news |last1=Gollayan |first1=Christian |title=The stereotype that minorities can't swim has dangerous consequences |url=https://nypost.com/2016/08/08/the-stereotype-that-minorities-cant-swim-has-dangerous-consequences/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=New York Post |date=9 August 2016}} He was the flagbearer for the Cayman Islands at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in London and the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo.{{cite news |last1=Whittaker |first1=James |title='Dope Olympics': Cayman swimming legend explains why he's backing controversial concept |url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2023/07/07/cayman-swimming-legend-leading-charge-for-dope-olympics/ |access-date=3 July 2025 |work=Cayman Compass |date=7 July 2023}} As of 2023, he is the chief athletes officer of [Enhanced Games](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Cyclist_(magazine)) |date=28 July 2023 |language=en}} == Real estate == Fras has also worked in global real estate advisory after his swimming career, working for [ONE Sotheby](/source/Sotheby's)'s in Florida's east coast.{{cite web |title=Brett Fraser | ONE Sotheby's International Realty | FL Real Estate |url=https://www.onesothebysrealty.com/realestate/agent/brett-fraser/ |website=ONE Sotheby's International Realty |access-date=3 July 2025 |language=en-us}} In a 2021 interview he worked at the brokerage [Compass, Inc.](/source/Compass%2C_Inc.) == See also == {{Portal|Biography|Olympics}} * [Florida Gators](/source/Florida_Gators) * [List of University of Florida Olympians](/source/List_of_University_of_Florida_Olympians) == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{World Aquatics}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Instagram}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = [Ronald Forbes](/source/Ronald_Forbes) | title = [Flagbearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_the_Cayman_Islands_at_the_Olympics) for {{CAY}} | years = [Tokyo 2020](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)
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[Jillian Crooks](/source/Jillian_Crooks) | after = [Jordan Crooks](/source/Jordan_Crooks)
[Charlotte Webster](/source/Charlotte_Webster) }} {{s-end}} {{Footer Pan American Champions 200 m Freestyle Men}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Brett}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people 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 gold 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 Category:Enhanced Games --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Brett Fraser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Fraser) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Fraser?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.