Chloë Farro (born 19 June 2003) is an Aruban

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. She qualified to represent Aruba at the 2024 Summer Olympics and was chosen the Aruban flag bearer.

Biography

Farro was born on 19 June 2003 in

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, Aruba. She grew up in Aruba and swam at an early age for the Aruba Dolphins Swim Club, stating aged 12 that she made it her goal to represent Aruba at the

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. She also practiced

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, but decided to focus full-time on swimming by age 14. She represented Aruba in international competitions at a young age; she won a bronze medal at the CCCAN Swimming Championships in 2018, competed in four events at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships and participated at the UANA Swimming Cup in February 2020, winning a bronze medal. In July 2020, Farro announced her commitment to attend college in the U.S. at

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(ISU) and swim for the

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. She arrived in the U.S. for the fall semester at ISU in 2021. In her first season with the Indiana State swim team, 2021–22, she set a school record in the 100 freestyle event. The following season, she was named a

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(MVC) Scholar-Athlete and was selected honorable mention All-MVC while being a member of relay teams setting three ISU records. She repeated as a member of the MVC Scholar-Athlete team in 2023–24 and was named honorable mention All-MVC for the second year. Internationally, Farro represented Aruba at the

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, 2021 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships, 2022 Fina World Swimming Championships, and at the

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. She was the recipient of an Olympic scholarship in 2022 to help provide financial support for her career. In June 2024, she was selected to represent Aruba at the

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in the 50m freestyle event. Later in July, she was announced as the Aruban flag bearer at the Olympics opening ceremony.

References

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