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.