GALYER Ali

New Zealand

Swimming

Date of Birth: 19 Jun 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: BRISBANE, QLD

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Backstroke
	Women's 200m Backstroke
	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay NZL New Zealand

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke - Heat 2	Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Heat 2	Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Backstroke - Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	100Back	200Back
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (1:01.53)	SF (2:10.19)

Pan Pacific Championships

Year	Location	100Back	200Back
2018	Tokyo, JPN	Final B (1:01.67)	8th (2:10.26)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Hobbies:

Outdoor activities, spending time with friends. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Marketing - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Middle Tyger YMCA [Greer, SC, USA]

Coach:

Arthur Albiero [club]

Sporting relatives:

Her older sister Danielle competed in swimming at the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, NE, United States of America. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Jul 2021)

Start:

She took up the sport at age four at Middle Tyger YMCA in Greer, SC, United States of America. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Reason:

She followed her sister into the sport. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 06 Jul 2020)

Memorable:

Competing for the University of Kentucky at the Southeastern Conference [SEC] championships in the United States of America. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Hero:

Her sister. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Influence:

Her sister. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
FAMILY BACKGROUND
Her father was born in New Zealand and her mother was born in Canada. Her father moved to Brisbane, QLD, Australia, where she was born, to work in the mining industry. His work then took him to the United States of America in 2001. She declared New Zealand as her sporting citizenship in 2018, and aimed to represent New Zealand at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (stuff.co.nz, 18 Jun 2019; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 06 Jul 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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