July 27 was perhaps the greatest day in Luana Alonso’s life.
Within 24 hours, the Paraguayan swimmer withdrew from the Olympics, after finishing sixth in the 100-meter butterfly, before unexpectedly announcing her retirement from the sport.
20 years.
But the drama has yet to leave the Olympic life of the so-called Wonder Girl, as it was revealed yesterday that she was forced to leave the Athletes’ Village for creating an “inappropriate atmosphere” among her teammates.
While she has shared several racy photos on her social media, including a selfie in a steamy shower and plenty of snaps showing off her Olympic rings tattoo on her upper right thigh, little is known about why she was forced to leave.
Paraguay’s Olympic team did not elaborate further on the statement, but Larissa Schaerer, head of the COP mission, added: “We thank him for proceeding as instructed, as it was of his own free will that he did not spend the night in the Athletes’ Village.”
The information vacuum has created an explosion of speculation about the swimmer and what she might have done to be forced to leave the Athletes’ Village.
But who exactly is Luana Alonso? MailOnline delves into the swimmer’s life to find out.
Luana Alonso (pictured) announced her retirement from swimming after a crushing sixth place in her 100-meter butterfly race.
He is only 20 years old and announced his retirement less than fifteen days ago.
Alonso was known in Paraguay as ‘Wonder Girl’
She was known for sharing steamy photos with her fans on social media.
Alonso (seen here on the left) has been a competitive swimmer since she was six years old.
She was forced to leave the Olympic Village for creating an “inappropriate environment”
It is not known what he will do after his retirement.
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Her career has taken her all over the world, from Doha to Budapest, and along the way she has shared stunning snaps of herself in bikinis and swimwear.
In Doha, where she was competing at the 2024 World Swimming Championships, she was seen striding through the desert in a lacy white mesh dress.
She was also seen straddling a jet ski while wearing a bright orange bikini in the Qatari capital, as well as riding a camel while wearing a short, loose black dress.
At the competition, she was seen wearing a tight, bright orange swimsuit that revealed her Olympic rings tattoo, as well as a noticeable tan line from her time in the Middle Eastern sun.
But before traveling around the world to demonstrate his athletic prowess, he got his start in his native Paraguay.
In Doha, where she was competing at the 2024 World Swimming Championships, she was seen striding through the desert in a lacy white mesh dress.
The glamorous swimmer rode a camel in the desert surrounding Doha while wearing a short, flowing black dress.
She was also seen straddling a jet ski while wearing a bright orange bikini in the Qatari capital.
Born in Asunción, the capital of her country in 2004, she began swimming at just four years old, encouraged by her grandfather.
Just two years later, she was already competing in races and quickly rose to fame as a child prodigy.
She said in 2022 that the moment she won her first competition she knew she wanted to dedicate her life to sport.
“At that moment I realized that swimming was my thing,” he said.
His seemingly innate talent in the water was honed through his dedication to his sport, revealing in 2020 that he trains in the water twice a day, and also does gym work and stretching every day on top of that.
Her dedication to the sport led her to compete in international games at the age of 15, after competing at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in 2019.
Alonso, pictured during the opening ceremony, has nearly 500,000 followers on Instagram.
The 20-year-old retired from swimming after finishing sixth in her only swim at the Games.
Alonso bumped into Rafael Nadal (right) during the matches and shared a photo of the couple on X
The Paraguayan star began swimming at an early age and competed for the first time at age 6.
Alonso confirmed his retirement with this message he posted on Instagram
Two years later, she represented her country at the South American Championships in Argentina, before making her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2021.
Unfortunately, she didn’t make much of an impact there, finishing 28th in the 100-meter butterfly.
To complement his swimming, he won prestigious scholarships to two American universities, Southern Methodist University in Texas and Virginia Tech in Virginia. He was a Division 1 athlete at both universities.
But his time in the United States seems to have tarnished his loyalty to his home country.
He was a Division 1 athlete at Southern Methodist University in Texas.
Alonso made his Olympic debut in Tokyo
In late July, five days after the Paris Games began, she reportedly took to social media to proclaim that she would rather compete for the United States than Paraguay.
“I want to represent America more,” he told his hundreds of thousands of followers.
She claimed that her country’s Olympic committee “threatened” her.
“They threatened to publish a statement saying that I was going to leave for the university… They want to humiliate me,” he said.
“It is not a pleasure to represent Paraguay and if it were up to me I would return to university,” he added.
For now, little is known about what else the 20-year-old will do. In an Instagram post after retiring, she said she would not be giving up swimming for good.
“It’s not a goodbye. It’s a see you soon.”