PASSON Felicity

Date of Birth: 11 Jul 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Place of residence : VICTORIA

Residence Country:

Seychelles

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Backstroke
	Women's 200m Backstroke

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke - Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Backstroke - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	50Free	100Free	50Back	200Back	50Fly	100Fly	4x100Free X	4x100Medley X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (26.35)	-	-	H (2:14.60)	-	-	H (3:47.98)	-
2017	Budapest, HUN	-	H (57.99)	H (30.32)	-	-	-	H (3:52.27)	H (DNS)
2015	Kazan, RUS	-	-	-	-	-	H (1:03.29)	-	-
2013	Barcelona, ESP	H (28.62)	-	-	-	H (30.46)	-	-	-

African Games

Year	Location	50Free	50Back	100Back	200Back	50Fly	100Fly
2019	Casablanca, MAR	H (26.05)	2nd (29.17)	1st (1:02.42)	1st (2:14.55)	Finals (27.43)	3rd (1:00.61)

World Championships Short Course - Individual Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly events

Year	Location	50Free	100Free	200Free	50Back	100Back	50Fly	100Fly
2018	Hangzhou, CHN	-	H (56.47)	-	-	H (1:00.81)	-	-
2016	Windsor, ON, CAN	H (25.64)	H (55.38)	H (2:02.89)	H (DNS)	-	H (27.20)	H (59.99)

World Championships Short Course - Medley and Relay events

Year	Location	4x50Free X	4x50Medley X
2018	Hangzhou, CHN	H (1:41.04)	H (1:51.71)
2016	Windsor, ON, CAN	H (1:40.64)	H (1:51.51)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Occupation:

Psychology - University of Arizona, United States of America

Languages spoken:

Mahe Skimmers [Seychelles]

"It is just something that came so natural to me. I loved it from the moment I started getting in the pool when I was a baby." (nation.sc, 04 Feb 2020)

To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (nation.sc, 04 Feb 2020)

Her family and coach Paul Fanchette. (nation.sc, 04 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

"Dare to dream!" (nation.sc, 04 Feb 2020)

She was named 2019 Sportswoman of the Year in Seychelles. (nation.sc, 04 Feb 2020)

She was named 2015 Young Female Athlete of the Year in Seychelles. (plymouthcollege.com, 09 Feb 2016)

She was named 2013 Female Swimmer of the Year by the Seychelles Swimming Association [SSA]. (nation.sc, 20 Dec 2013)

General Interest

General
MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN
In April 2021 she participated in 'Mind Over Matter' campaign in Seychelles, embarking on a 15km swim from La Digue island to Praslin island to raise funds that would go towards the promotion of mental health in Seychelles. "Mental health is something that many of us battle with, and with the [COVID-19] pandemic, many have suffered even more through sickness, loss of a dear one, job insecurity, confinement, financial constraints, stress among others. With all these pressures, this project has the potential to have a meaningful impact on people's lives. This challenge is bigger than me." (cosmocreole.com, 24 Apr 2021; seychellesnewsagency.com, 21 May 2021, 09 Apr 2021)

Milestones

She became the first Seychellois swimmer to win gold at the African Games when she placed first in both the 200m backstroke at the 2019 Games in Rabat, Morocco. (nation.sc, 04 Feb 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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