Felicity Passon
Seychellois swimmer (born 1999)
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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]
