In the last hours, the name of the Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso went viral on X after the athlete announced that she qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“It’s official! I qualified for the Paris 2024 games! My heart is happy to represent the country once again! Thank you to my family, friends and sponsors for making this possible! And to all of you who follow me and give me your love and affection. Go Paraguay,” Alonso wrote in a tweet that has already been viewed more than 2 million times and had nearly 30 thousand “likes.”
Her name was a trend on X thanks to hundreds of users – many Argentines – who congratulated her on the achievement. There were even those who highlighted her beauty and recommended that she run for Miss Universe.
Who is Luana Alonso?
Luana Alonso is a 20-year-old swimmer who will represent Paraguay in the next Olympic Games in Paris 2024. She had already done so in the Tokyo 2020+1 Olympic Games, in the Budapest 2022 World Cup and in the absolute South American Games in Asunción 2022.
He also stood out at the Rosario 2022 South American Youth Games, where he won three medals, including gold in the 100-meter butterfly (with a national record).
Alonso started swimming from a very young age. She participated in his first school games at the age of 11; After she won, when she heard the Paraguayan anthem, she realized that she loved swimming and that she wanted to be in the Olympics. She would end up fulfilling that dream at the age of 17.
Today, Alonso is a scholarship recipient from the National Sports Secretariat and studies Political Sciences at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, United States, a career he put on pause to prepare for the games.
Although she is one of the best swimmers in South America, Luana does not want to dedicate her entire life to sports. “I love swimming, but to a point (…) It’s not what I want in life,” she said in conversation with 730 AM radio.
In that interview she also said that her biggest dream is to compete in three Olympic games, but above all “to be a mother” and start a family. “I want to have a family. And if I continue linked to swimming I think that will not be able to happen”.
Regarding her medium-term goal, Luana plans to graduate next year and swim until she is 25, 26 or 27 years old and then dedicate herself fully to what she studies.
