My Swimming Career

As I’m sure many of you already know… I am a Olympic swimmer from The Bahamas with a passion for the development of swimming in The Bahamas. I have competed internationally for the country since 2003 and am proud to have been a part of many milestones that have contributed to this fast growing sport…Here are a few of the highlights from my career thus far! If you are a swimmer...or just someone who has questions, feel free to contact me on facebook or by email (alanadillette@gmail.com) about anything-I'm here to help in any way I can!

I hope you enjoy this page :)

Carifta Swimming Championships- Relay Medal...in 2003 I think! What a long time ago-but it's important to remember where you came from! 

From left to right: Alana Dillette, Amanda McPhee, Nikia Deveaux, Jodi Curtis 

My very first Carifta Medal! Bronze in 100 Breaststroke Barbados, 2000 

Travelling to Greece for the 2004 Olympic Youth Camp with Keenan Johnson 

CAC & Bahamian Record set in the Womens 4X100 Freestyle Relay in Puerto Rico 2010
Ariel Weech, Alicia Lightbourne, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace & Alana Dillette 

The first & only Bahamas swimming medal won at the Pan American Games in 2007 in the 4X100 Freestyle relay- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Nikia Deveaux, Alicia Lightbourne, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace & Alana Dillette 

One of 3 females to ever attend the Olympic Games for The Bahamas in Beijing 2008
Alana Dillette 

Warming up for my 100 backstroke 

The Water Cube 

The 100 backstroke-BEST TIME! 

Before my Race 

Multiple Time CAC Medalist 2010 
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace & I 

Arianna and I going in for a hug for our 50 fly medal 

Before the 4X100 Freestyle relay at World Championships in Rome, Italy-The Bahamas placed 20th in the World & set a new National Record! 

The first female relay team in history to medal at CAC (Central American & Caribbean Games)
Nikia Deveaux, Alana Dillette, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Ariel Weech 
 Cartagena, Colombia 2006

Montreal Olympic Trials 2012-Bahamas Relay Sets new National Record and Claims the 16th spot in the World 

Short Course World Championships-Dubai 2010 

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Lionel Moreau(Coach), Alana Dillette, Elvis Burrows 

Sprint Meet in Noumea, New Caledonia 2011 

First place 100 meter freestyle & a best time! 

Can't forget where it all began-Bahamas Nationals competing for Swift 

Up to this point…I have had many personal & team successes but also may failures, which brings me to “Swim to Empower”

I have worked with Swim to Empower now for the last 3 years as an instructor and project manager. I am currently working with the founder Brenna Hughes, to restructure the organization as she is moving on to pursue her Medical Degree. I have so many dreams for this program… for this country, and for Bahamian children. We have so much talent out there, with very little access to proper swimming lessons or training. Though my swimming career is closer to the end than the beginning, my dream is to help those with greater talents than I to reach greater heights than I, or any other swimmer has for this country ever before…

Join me in my quest to help Bahamians SWIM to EMPOWER. 

A few photos from a Swim to Empower camp I did back in 2010 in Exuma, Bahamas