Dow Travers is a Caymanian

Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...

 alpine skier

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

 and rugby union

Rugby union

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 player who competes in giant slalom

Giant Slalom skiing

Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G....

 and Rugby XVs and 7s. He represented the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands at the 2010 Winter Olympics

The Cayman Islands participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Alpine skier Dow Travers made the nation's debut at the Winter Olympics.- Alpine Skiing:...

 in alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The ten events were scheduled for February 13–27, 2010; weather delayed the first event, the men's downhill, two days until Monday, February 15....

, becoming the Cayman Islands' first Winter Olympian

Winter Olympic Games

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. Travers, who is the son of Anthony Travers

Anthony Travers

Anthony Travers, OBE was the Chairman of the Board of Cayman Finance from 2009 to 2011. Travers is also the Chairman of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange and former Senior Partner and Managing Partner of international law firm Maples and Calder...

, was born and raised in Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the nation's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles southwest of Cayman Brac.-Geography:Grand Cayman encompasses 76% of...

, where he attended Faulkner's Academy. He later went to boarding school

Boarding school

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 at Harrow School

Harrow School

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 in London

London

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, and is currently attending Brown University

Brown University

Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...

 whom he represents for rugby and skiing. Travers has younger brothers, Dillon and Dean. Dean is also a competitive skier for the Cayman Islands.

In skiing, Dow has competed in the Winter Olympics and the World Championships for the Cayman Islands. At the Vancouver Olympics Dow placed 69th in the Giant Slalom. Dow placed 65th in the Slalom event at the Val d'Isere World Championships.

In rugby, Dow has played for the Cayman Islands national rugby union team

Cayman Islands national rugby union team

The Cayman Islands national rugby union team represents the Cayman Islands in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments...

 and currently plays on their 7s team in the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) region. Dow was a member of the Cayman Islands 7s team at the Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games

The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics...

 (CAC Games) in July 2010. Playing for Brown he has been selected for the Academic All Ivy Rugby Team his freshman

Freshman

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, sophomore

Sophomore

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and junior years. In 2010 he was elected co-captain of the Brown Rugby Football Club. In 2011 he was selected for the New England All Stars team.