Jayla Pina

Jayla Pina

Personal information
Nationality	American, Cape Verdean
Born	(2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 20)[2] United States[2]
Sport
Country	Cape Verde
Sport	Swimming
College team	Pittsburgh Panthers[1]
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Cape Verde African Championships 2021 Accra 50 m breaststroke 2021 Accra 200 m individual medley

Jayla Pina (born 23 July 2004) is a swimmer currently competing for the collegiate swimming and diving team of the University of Pittsburgh.[3][1] Born in the United States, she represents Cape Verde internationally. She competed in the women's 100 meter breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the women's 200 meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4][5] Pina was born in the United States (raised in Seekonk, Massachusetts),[1][6] but is able to represent Cape Verde through her mother, who was born there.[6] Her brother is fellow Olympic swimmer, Troy Pina and her sister is swimmer Latroya Pina.

References

1. Jayla Pina to Compete at 2024 Paris Games. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
2. "PINA Jayla".
3. "Jayla Pina". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
4. "Swimming - Women's 100m Breaststroke Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
5. "Local swimmer, representing Cape Verde, takes part in Olympics". WPRI.com. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
6. Healy, Emma (5 February 2021). "From Seekonk to possibly Tokyo, Jayla Pina has family and teammates alongside to provide motivation". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

External links

• Jayla Pina at World Aquatics
• Jayla Pina at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by Maria Andrade	Flag bearer for  Cape Verde 2020 Tokyo with Jordin Andrade	Succeeded by Daniel Varela de Pina Djamila Silva