Bradley Ally
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Bradley Kevin Ally is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados
. He represented Barbados at the 2004
and 2008 Olympics
. He was the bronze medalist in the 200-metre individual medley at the Pan-American Games in Brazil 2007. He holds the Barbadian Record in the butterfly and individual medley events, as well as the 200-meter freestyle.
Ally was born in Barbados in 1986.
Ally received an athletic scholarship
to attend the University of Florida
in Gainesville, Florida
, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy
's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) competition from 2007 to 2010. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree
in geology
in 2010.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
, he bettered the Games records in the 200 and 400-metre individual medley (2:02.98 and 4:22.86).
Currently holds the 2009 NCAA 200 IM RECORD 1.40.49.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. He represented Barbados at the 2004
Barbados at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Barbados competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Men's 100 metres* Obadele Thompson - Round 1: 10.08 s, Round 2: 10.12 s, Semifinal: 10.22 s, Final: 10.10 s Men's 110 metre hurdles...
and 2008 Olympics
Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Barbados sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- Athletics:Competitors in athletics events could qualify for the next round of competition in two ways. Qualifying by right involved ranking high enough in their heat, and qualifying by result meant ranking high...
. He was the bronze medalist in the 200-metre individual medley at the Pan-American Games in Brazil 2007. He holds the Barbadian Record in the butterfly and individual medley events, as well as the 200-meter freestyle.
Ally was born in Barbados in 1986.
Ally received an athletic scholarship
Athletic scholarship
An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...
to attend the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, where he swam for coach Gregg Troy
Gregg Troy
Gregg Troy is an American college and Olympic swimming coach. He is the current head coach of the Florida Gators swimming and diving teams of the University of Florida; the Florida Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southeastern Conference . ...
's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) competition from 2007 to 2010. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
in 2010.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Swimming at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
The swimming events at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred July 17–22, 2006 at S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena, Colombia.-Participating countries:...
, he bettered the Games records in the 200 and 400-metre individual medley (2:02.98 and 4:22.86).
Currently holds the 2009 NCAA 200 IM RECORD 1.40.49.
See also
- Florida GatorsFlorida GatorsThe Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians
External links
- Ally's bio from the 2008 Olympics website.
- Ally's bio from the University of Florida Athletics website.