Paraguayan Swimmer Expelled from Olympic Village for Misconduct

Lua­na Alon­so, a 20-year-old Paraguayan swim­mer, was asked to leave the Olympic Vil­lage in Paris after report­ed­ly cre­at­ing an “inap­pro­pri­ate atmos­phere” with­in the Paraguayan team, accord­ing to the coun­try’s Olympic committee.

Swimmer Retired After Failing to Advance at Paris Games

Alon­so had pre­vi­ous­ly announced her retire­ment from swim­ming after fail­ing to advance out of the heats in the wom­en’s 100m but­ter­fly event at the Paris Olympics. 

How­ev­er, she had con­tin­ued to stay in the Olympic Vil­lage despite her retirement.

Paraguayan Olympic Committee Cites “Inappropriate Behavior”

Laris­sa Schaer­er, the head of the Paraguayan Olympic Com­mit­tee, stat­ed that Alon­so’s “pres­ence is cre­at­ing an inap­pro­pri­ate atmos­phere with­in Team Paraguay.” The com­mit­tee thanked Alon­so for leav­ing the Vil­lage of her own accord.

Paraguayan media out­lets report­ed that Alon­so had spent time at Dis­ney­land instead of sup­port­ing her team­mates, which upset the coun­try’s Olympic leadership.

Alon­so, who had a strong 2023 sea­son and set career bests in the 100m and 200m but­ter­fly events, has yet to address her dis­missal from the Olympic Village.