Felicity Passon

{{Short description|Seychellois swimmer (born 1999)}}

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| caption = Felicity Passon (2014)

| fullname = Felicity Elizabeth Passon

| nationality = Seychellois

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{{Medal|Sport| Women's swimming }}

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{{Medal|Competition| African Games }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2019 Rabat | 100 m backstroke }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2019 Rabat | 200 m backstroke }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2019 Rabat | 50 m backstroke }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Rabat | 100 m butterfly }}

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Felicity Elizabeth Passon (born 11 July 1999) is a Seychellois swimmer.{{cite web|url=https://www.plymouthcollege.com/media/news/article/3746/Felicity-Passon-Wins-Gold-at-Swimming-Championship-of-South-Africa-2017 |title=Felicity Passon wins gold at Swimming Championship of South Africa 2017 |work=Plymouth College |access-date=29 July 2019}} She competed in the women's 50-metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |title=18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 50m Freestyle start list |publisher=FINA |access-date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721203825/http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2019 |url-status=dead }} She represented Seychelles at the 2019 African Games, winning two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal,{{cite web|url=https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_swimming-athlete-profile-n1015098-passon-felicite.htm|title=Felicite Passon – Athlete Profile|website=2019 African Games|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-date=28 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928195505/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_swimming-athlete-profile-n1015098-passon-felicite.htm}}{{Cite web|title=Swimming Results Book|url=http://www.frmnatation.com/sites/default/files/RESULTAT%20AFRICAIN%20GAME%20GLOBALE.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727164719/http://www.frmnatation.com/sites/default/files/RESULTAT%20AFRICAIN%20GAME%20GLOBALE.pdf|archive-date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020|website=2019 African Games}} and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.{{cite news|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/12597 |title=Seychelles and COVID-19: Olympic athletes return home; 3rd case confirmed |agency=Seychelles News Agency|access-date=18 March 2020|last1=Bonnelame |first1=Betyme|date=16 March 2020}}

File:Passon - Sportswoman of the Year 2019.jpg

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.{{Cite web|title=Battling waves for charity, Seychellois Olympian swims between islands|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/14732/Battling+waves+for+charity%2C+Seychellois+Olympian+swims+between+islands|agency=Seychelles News Agency|language=en}}

She competed at the collegiate level for the University of Arizona in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Felicity Passon – Women's Swimming and Diving|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/womens-swimming-and-diving/roster/felicity-passon/13044|access-date=2021-08-16|website=University of Arizona Athletics|language=en}}

In March 2024, Felicity Passon was crowned Seychelles' Sportswoman of the Year 2023.{{Cite web|title=Keddy Agnes and Felicity Passon crowned Seychelles' Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year 2023|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/20178/Keddy+Agnes+and+Felicity+Passon+crowned+Seychelles%27+Sportsman+and+Sportswoman+of+the+Year+|agency=Seychelles News Agency|language=en}} The next year, in July 2024, the Seychelles Aquatic Federation announced her retirement from professional swimming.{{Cite web |last=Nicette |first=Sedrick |date=29 August 2024 |title=Seychelles' Sportsman of the Year 2023 to retire from boxing in December 2024 |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/21124/Seychelles'+Sportsman+of+the+Year++to+retire+from+boxing+in+December+ |access-date=2024-08-29 |agency=Seychelles News Agency}}