Mariella Venter
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  South Africa
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
African Championships 4 0 0
Commonwealth Youth Games 2 0 1
Total 6 0 1
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Bloemfontein100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2016 Bloemfontein200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2016 Bloemfontein4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2016 Bloemfontein4×100 m mixed medley
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Nassau100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2017 Nassau200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2017 Nassau50 m backstroke

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]

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

  1. ↑ "Swimming: Athlete Profile: Mariella Venter : Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". gc2018.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mariella Venter : CollegeSwimming". collegeswimming.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Olympic dreams for Linden's star swimmer". randburgsun.co.za. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Mariella Venter - Women's Swimming & Diving". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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