Luana Alonso, Paraguayan swimmer with Olympic tattoo, retires after failing to qualify

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.

Alonso had previously hinted that this would be her second and final Olympics, posting a picture on X on Wednesday — sitting in front of the rings — while writing “last” followed by a woman dancing emoji.

But after finishing in sixth during her heat in the 100m butterfly at the 2024 Paris Games, Alonso confirmed the decision for her swimming future in an interview with Claro Sports before later addressing fans in a separate post on Instagram.