Alana Dillette facts for kids
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| Born | December 2, 1987 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Back, IM | |||||||||||||
| Club | Swift (BAH); Auburn (USA) | |||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | |||||||||||||
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Alana Kathryn Dillette (born December 2, 1987) is a talented swimmer from The Bahamas. She has competed in the Olympic Games and is also a university professor.
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Alana Dillette's Swimming Journey
Alana Dillette represented her country, the Bahamas, in major international swimming events. She swam for the Bahamas at the 2008 Summer Olympics. This is a huge achievement for any athlete!
Pan American Games Success
Before the Olympics, Alana also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games. At these games, she helped her team win a bronze medal. She was part of the women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay team. Her teammates were Alicia Lightbourne, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, and Nikia Deveaux. They worked together to achieve this great result.
Swimming for Auburn University
Alana also swam while attending Auburn University in the USA. Many top athletes combine their sports careers with their education.
Alana Dillette's Academic Career
After her swimming career, Alana focused on her studies and became a professor.
Studying Travel and Tourism
Alana studied travel and tourism at university. This means she learned all about how people travel, different places to visit, and how the tourism industry works.
Becoming a University Professor
As of 2022, Alana Dillette is an Assistant Professor at San Diego State University. She teaches in the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Her work involves researching different aspects of travel, including the Black Travel Movement. This movement focuses on the experiences and impact of Black travelers.
See also
In Spanish: Alana Kathryn Dillette para niños
- Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games
- List of Bahamian records in swimming
External Links
- Alana Dillette at World AquaticsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Alana Dillette at Olympics.com (archived: OlympicChannel.com and Olympic.org)
- Alana Dillette at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Alana Dillette at the Commonwealth Games FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Alana Dillette at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth GamesLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
