Jayla Pina

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Jayla Pina
Personal information
NationalityCape Verdean
Born (2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Jayla Pina (born 23 July 2004) is a Cape Verdean swimmer. [1] She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] Pina was born in the United States but is able to represent Cape Verde through her mother, who was born there. [4] Her brother is fellow Olympic swimmer, Troy Pina and her sister is swimmer Latroya Pina.

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References

  1. "Jayla Pina". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "Swimming - Women's 100m Breaststroke Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "Local swimmer, representing Cape Verde, takes part in Olympics". WPRI.com. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. Healy, Emma (5 February 2021). "From Seekonk to possibly Tokyo, Jayla Pina has family and teammates alongside to provide motivation". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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