Allyson Ponson

Allyson Roxanne Ponson (born 4 December 1995)^[3] 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.^[2] She placed 45th in the 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[1]

Allyson Ponson

Ponson at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Aruban
Born	(1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 29)
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Stingray Swimming Team[2]
Coached by	Valerie Eman Ismael Santiesteban[2]

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.^[2]

In 2019, she represented Aruba at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.^[3] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.^[4][5] In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.^[4][5]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[6] She was also one of two flag bearers for Aruba at the opening ceremony.^[7]