Mariella Greta Venter (born 10 January 2000) is a South African competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke.[1][2][3] She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[4]
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| Full name | Mariella Greta Venter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 2000 Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She competed in the women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
Venter competes at the collegiate level for the University of Michigan.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Swimming: Athlete Profile: Mariella Venter : Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". gc2018.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Mariella Venter : CollegeSwimming". collegeswimming.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Olympic dreams for Linden's star swimmer". randburgsun.co.za. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 100 metre backstroke start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Swimming - VENTER Mariella". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Mariella Venter - Women's Swimming & Diving". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links edit
- Mariella Venter at World Aquatics
- Mariella Venter at Swimrankings.net
- Mariella Venter at Olympedia
- Mariella Venter at Olympics.com
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