Felicity Elizabeth Passon (born 11 July 1999) is a Seychellois swimmer.[1] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[2] She represented Seychelles at the 2019 African Games, winning two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal,[3][4] and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[5]
.jpg) Felicity Passon (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Felicity Elizabeth Passon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Seychellois | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Felicity Passon completed a 15-kilometre swim challenge in April 2021 to raise funds for mental health awareness and support. It took her 4 hours 6 minutes to swim from La Digue to Praslin, Seychelles' third and second most populated islands, and then back to La Digue.[6]
She competed at the collegiate level for the University of Arizona in 2021.[7]
In March 2024, Felicity Passon was crowned Seychelles' Sportswoman of the Year 2023.[8] The next year, in July 2024, the Seychelles Aquatic Federation announced her retirement from professional swimming.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Felicity Passon wins gold at Swimming Championship of South Africa 2017". Plymouth College. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 50m Freestyle start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Felicite Passon - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Bonnelame, Betyme (16 March 2020). "Seychelles and COVID-19: Olympic athletes return home; 3rd case confirmed". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Battling waves for charity, Seychellois Olympian swims between islands". Seychelles News Agency.
- ^ "Felicity Passon - Women's Swimming and Diving". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Keddy Agnes and Felicity Passon crowned Seychelles' Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year 2023". Seychelles News Agency.
- ^ Nicette, Sedrick (29 August 2024). "Seychelles' Sportsman of the Year 2023 to retire from boxing in December 2024". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
edit- Felicity Passon at World Aquatics
- Felicity Passon at SwimRankings.net
- Felicity Passon at Olympedia
- Felicity Passon at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Felicity Passon at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
