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| Nationality | American, Cape Verdean | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 20) United States | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cape Verde | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Pittsburgh Panthers | |||||||||||||||||
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Jayla Pina (born 23 July 2004) is a swimmer currently competing for the collegiate swimming and diving team of the University of Pittsburgh. 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. Pina was born in the United States (raised in Seekonk, Massachusetts), but is able to represent Cape Verde through her mother, who was born there. Her brother is fellow Olympic swimmer, Troy Pina and her sister is swimmer Latroya Pina.
References
- ^ Jayla Pina to Compete at 2024 Paris Games. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "PINA Jayla".
- "Jayla Pina". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Swimming - Women's 100m Breaststroke Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "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.
- ^ 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.
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| Preceded byMaria Andrade | Flag bearer for  Cape Verde 2020 Tokyo with Jordin Andrade |
Succeeded byDaniel Varela de Pina Djamila Silva |
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