Ali Galyer

Ali Galyer
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 26)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamKentucky Wildcats

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.[3] 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]

  1. ^ "Ali Galyer". New Zealand Olympic Team. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "New Kiwi star Ali Galyer makes a splash in her first home swim". Stuff. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Home is where the heart is for swimmer Ali Galyer". New Zealand Olympic Team. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ali Galyer - Swimming & Diving". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Olympic Qualifier Ali Galyer Moves Training for 2021 to New Zealand". Swimming World News. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 100m Backstroke start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.