Verónica Prono Tonanez (born 12 January 1978) is a former swimmer who represented Paraguay internationally.

Career

Prono began swimming at the age of four. At thirteen she started to compete internationally for Paraguay. She won the Fair Play Award from the Paraguayan Olympic Committee in 1995. She became the first female swimmer to represent Paraguay in the Summer Olympics when she finished 49th in the women's 50 metre freestyle in 1996.

Verónica Prono

Personal life

She is a teacher and a Bachelor of Business Administration. Prono has a swimming academy named after her.

Verónica Prono

Her nephew Genaro is also a swimmer.

Verónica Prono

References

1978 births

Living people

Paraguayan female swimmers

Olympic swimmers for Paraguay

Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Paraguayan schoolteachers

Paraguayan women educators

Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay

Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games