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Felicity Passon
Felicity Passon (2014)
Personal information
Full nameFelicity Elizabeth Passon
NationalitySeychellois
Born (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing   Seychelles
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 100 m butterfly

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]

Receiving the Seychelles Sportswoman of the Year 2019 Award

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 competes at the collegiate level for the University of Arizona. [7]

In March 2024 Felicity Passon was crowned Seychelles' Sportswoman of the Year 2023. [8]

References

  1. ^ "Felicity Passon wins gold at Swimming Championship of South Africa 2017". Plymouth College. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Felicite Passon - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ Bonnelame, Betyme (16 March 2020). "Seychelles and COVID-19: Olympic athletes return home; 3rd case confirmed". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Battling waves for charity, Seychellois Olympian swims between islands". Seychelles News Agency.
  7. ^ "Felicity Passon - Women's Swimming and Diving". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Keddy Agnes and Felicity Passon crowned Seychelles' Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year 2023". Seychelles News Agency.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for   Seychelles
Tokyo 2020
With: Rodney Govinden
Succeeded by
Incumbent