Ali Galyer Explained

Ali Galyer
Nationality:New Zealand
Collegeteam:Kentucky Wildcats
Birth Date:19 June 1998
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia[1]

Ali Galyer (born 19 June 1998) is a New Zealand swimmer.[2] Born in Australia before moving to USA when she was three, she had never lived in New Zealand. Her New Zealand citizenship comes from her father.[3] She went to the University of Kentucky where she studied marketing.[4] After she finished at Kentucky, she moved to New Zealand to live and train with the Coast Swim Club elite team.[5]

She competed in the 200 Backstroke,100 backstroke and 4x200 Freestyle Relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She also competed in the women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ali Galyer . New Zealand Olympic Team . 24 July 2021 . en . 16 June 2021.
  2. Web site: New Kiwi star Ali Galyer makes a splash in her first home swim . Stuff . 22 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Home is where the heart is for swimmer Ali Galyer . New Zealand Olympic Team . 24 July 2021 . en . 24 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Ali Galyer - Swimming & Diving . University of Kentucky Athletics . 24 July 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Olympic Qualifier Ali Galyer Moves Training for 2021 to New Zealand . Swimming World News . 24 July 2021 . 7 July 2020.
  6. Web site: 18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 100m Backstroke start list . FINA . 22 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722214020/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070202EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf . 22 July 2019 . dead .