Allyson Ponson Explained

Allyson Ponson
Nationality:Aruban
Sport:Swimming
Club:Stingray Swimming Team[1]
Coach:Valerie Eman
Ismael Santiesteban
Birth Date:4 December 1995
Height:165 cm[2]

Allyson Roxanne 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.[1] She placed 45th in the 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[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.[1]

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]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[6] She was also one of two flag bearers for Aruba at the opening ceremony.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=ponson-allyson-1053254/index.html Allyson Ponson
  2. Web site: Allyson Ponson . 13 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806081850/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/allyson-ponson . 6 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: Entry list. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726214154/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001130107FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  4. Web site: Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726212706/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  5. Web site: Women's 100 metre freestyle – Heats. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726213050/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf. 26 July 2020. 26 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
  6. Web site: Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730133005/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW50MFR-------------HEAT--------.pdf. 30 July 2021. 2 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  7. Web site: Myers . Amy . 2020 Tokyo Olympics: The Best and Worst Opening Ceremony Outfits . Outsider . 24 July 2021.