After going viral for her Olympics tattoo, the 20-year-old retired during the 2024 Games in Paris.
Luana Alonso, the 20-year-old Paraguayan swimmer who competed in college at Southern Methodist and went viral before the 2024 Olympics for a tattoo of the international event’s five rings on her hip, announced her retirement from swimming Saturday.
But after finishing in sixth during her heat in the 100m butterfly at the 2024 Paris Games, Alonso confirmed the decision for her swimming futureMeet Hezly Rivera, the 16-year-old US women’s gymnastics team sensation“It’s official!” Alonso wrote in the caption. “I’m retiring from swimming, thank you all so much for your support! Sorry Paraguay I just have to say thank you!”
Alonso, who also swam for a season at Virginia Tech before transferring to SMU, set career-best times in 2023 for the 100m and 200m events in butterfly.
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