Mariella Venter

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Mariella Venter
Personal information
Full nameMariella Greta Venter
NationalitySouth African
Born (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
College team University of Michigan
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Event1st2nd3rd
African Championships 400
Commonwealth Youth Games 201
Total601
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Bloemfontein 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Bloemfontein200 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Bloemfontein4×100 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Bloemfontein4×100 m mixed medley
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nassau 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Nassau200 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 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]

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References

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  2. "Mariella Venter : CollegeSwimming". collegeswimming.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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  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.