Mimi Barona

Dominic Isabel Barona Matute[a] (born 10 February 1991) is an Ecuadorian surfer.

[3] Barona pursued her interest in surfing at the age of 13 after being influenced by her older brother Israel.

[5] In 2014, she claimed second place at the ISA 50TH World Surfing Games which was held in Punta Rocas, Peru.

[9] She also notably became the first Ecuadorian surfer to win a medal in surfing at the Pan American Games.

However, she was eligible to compete at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics following her medal success at the 2019 Pan American Games.