Allyson Ponson

{{Short description|Aruban swimmer (born 1995)}}

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| name = Allyson Ponson

| image = Allyson Ponson Rio2016.jpg

| caption = Ponson at the 2016 Olympics

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| nationality = Aruban

| sport = Swimming

| club = Stingray Swimming Team[https://web.archive.org/web/20241213051109/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=ponson-allyson-1053254/index.html Allyson Ponson]. nbcolympics.com

| coach = Valerie Eman
Ismael Santiesteban

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|4|df=yes}}

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| height = 165 cm{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/allyson-ponson |title=Allyson Ponson |accessdate=13 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806081850/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/allyson-ponson |archivedate= 6 August 2016 }}

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Allyson Roxanne Ponson (born 4 December 1995){{Cite web|title=Entry list|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001130107FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726214154/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001130107FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF20.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}} 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. She placed 45th in the 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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.

In 2019, she represented Aruba at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.{{Cite web|title=Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726212706/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}}{{Cite web|title=Women's 100 metre freestyle – Heats|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726213050/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}} In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

In 2021, she competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW50MFR-------------HEAT--------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730133005/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW50MFR-------------HEAT--------.pdf|archive-date=30 July 2021|access-date=2 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}} She was also one of two flag bearers for Aruba at the opening ceremony.{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Amy |title=2020 Tokyo Olympics: The Best and Worst Opening Ceremony Outfits |url=https://outsider.com/news/sports/2020-tokyo-olympics-the-best-and-worst-opening-ceremony-outfits/ |website=Outsider |date=24 July 2021}}