Felicity Passon

Felicity Passon
Felicity Passon (2014)
Personal information
Full nameFelicity Elizabeth Passon
NationalitySeychellois
Born (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Seychelles
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 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]

  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.