Felicity Passon

Felicity Passon

Felicity Passon (2014)
Personal information
Full name	Felicity Elizabeth Passon
Nationality	Seychellois
Born	(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Women's swimming Representing   Seychelles African Games 2019 Rabat 100 m backstroke 2019 Rabat 200 m backstroke 2019 Rabat 50 m backstroke 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 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]

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.
9. Nicette, Sedrick (29 August 2024). "Seychelles' Sportsman of the Year 2023 to retire from boxing in December 2024". Seychelles News Agency . Retrieved 29 August 2024.

External links

• Felicity Passon at World Aquatics
• Felicity Passon at SwimRankings.net
• Felicity Passon at Olympedia
• Felicity Passon at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Felicity Passon at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Rodney Govinden	Flag bearer for   Seychelles Tokyo 2020 With: Rodney Govinden	Succeeded by Khema Elizabeth Dylan Sicobo