Allyson Ponson

Allyson Ponson (born 4 December 1995)[3] is an Aruban swimmer. She holds the national record in 50 and 100 metre freestyle and 50 metre backstroke. In 2011, she was named Aruban Athlete of the Year.[2] She placed 45th in the 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Allyson Ponson
Ponson at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAruban
Born (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubStingray Swimming Team[2]
Coached byValerie Eman
Ismael Santiesteban[2]

Ponson studied at the Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and in 2015 competed for the Dutch club PSV. Her sister Gabrielle is also an international swimmer.[2]

In 2019, she represented Aruba at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[3] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.[4][5] In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[4][5]

References
  1. "Allyson Ponson". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. Allyson Ponson. nbcolympics.com
  3. "Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "Women's 100 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.


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