Mariella Venter

Class:
Senior
Position:
Backstroke
Hometown:
Johannesburg, South Africa
High School:
Hoerskool Linden

At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
• CSCAA All-American (2021: 400-yard Medley Relay)
• Two-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2021: 200-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Medley Relay)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2020)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2020)

Senior (2022-23)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 15-18): Finished 18th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:57.16).
• Wisconsin/Pittsburgh (Jan. 28): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke Timed Finals (56.49) and 6th in the 200-yard Backstroke Timed Finals (2:03.21).
• Ohio State (Jan. 21): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke Timed Finals (1:59.59) and 8th in the 100-yard Breaststroke Timed Finals (1:05.25).
• Tennessee Invite (Nov. 17-20): Finished 11th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:57.35), 24th in the 100-yard Backstroke 56.23) and 24th in the 200-yard Individual Medley (2:06.08).
• Northwestern (Nov. 5): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke Timed Finals (2:01.80) and 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke Timed Finals (56.81).
• Eastern Michigan/Ohio/Purdue (Nov. 4): Finished 1st in the 100-yard Backstroke Timed Finals (56.51) and 6th in the 200-yard Breaststroke Timed Finals (2:23.45).
• Oakland (Oct. 8): Finished 4th in the 100-yard Backstroke Timed Finals (57.51).

Junior (2021-22)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 16-19): Finished 22nd in the 100-yard Backstroke (54.22), 16th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:57.38) and 24th in the 200-yard IM (2:01.95).
• Ohio State (Jan. 28): Finished 7th in the 100-yard Backstroke (55.72) and 5th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:59.69).
• Wisconsin/Minnesota (Jan. 15): Finished 10th in the 100-yard Backstroke (56.83).
• Minnesota Invitational (Dec. 1-4): Finished 6th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:55.51) and 1st in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:17.39).
• Purdue/Missouri (Nov. 5): Finished 3rd in the 100-yard Backstroke (54.15) and 1st in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:56.49).
• Oakland (Oct. 9): Finished 1st in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:04.79).

2020 Olympics (Tokyo)
• Represented South Africa
• Competed in the 4x100-meter medley relay, finishing the backstroke in 29.42

Sophomore (2020-21)
• CSCAA All-American (400-yard Medley Relay)
• Two-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Medley Relay)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NCAA Championships (March 17-20): Finished 12th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:52.19) and 47th in the 100-yard Backstroke (53.81). Also swam breaststroke on both the 200- and 400-yard Medley Relays.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-27): Finished 4th in the 100-yard Backstroke (53.02), 6th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:54.41) and 25th in the 200-yard IM (2:00.80).
• Michigan State/Rutgers (Jan. 23): Won the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:19.28) and finished 2nd in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:05.22).
• Indiana/Northwestern (Jan. 16): Won the 200-yard Backstroke (1:58.36) and finished 2nd in the 100-yard Backstroke (55.76).

Freshman (2019-20)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 18-21): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 19-22): Finished tied for 17th in the 100-yard Backstroke (53.92), 17th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:55.84), and 25th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:15.27)
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Finished 2nd in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:17.83) and swam in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:04.48).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 5th in the 200-yard Backstroke (2:01.79), 6th in the 100-yard Backstroke (56.26), and 7th in the 200-yard IM (2:08.23).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 3rd in the 100-yard Backstroke (56.12) and 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke (2:01.02).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 12th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:56.76) and 14th in the 100-yard Backstroke (54.60).
• Made collegiate debut vs. Miami, Navy (Sept. 20-21).

Prep
• High School: Hoerskool Linden

Club/International
• 2019 FINA World Championships
• Four-time gold medalist at 2018 South African National Aquatic Championships
• 2018 Commonwealth Games
• 2017 FINA World Junior Championships
• 2017 Youth Olympic Games

Personal
• Full Name: Mariella Greta Venter
• Birthday: Jan. 10, 2000
• Brother, Adriaan, swam at Duke (2013-16)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major: Undeclared

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
100-yard Breaststroke	1:04.48	1/31/20
200-yard Breaststroke	2:15.27	2/22/20
100-yard Backstroke	53.02	2/26/21
200-yard Backstroke	1:52.19	3/20/21
200-yard IM	2:00.80	2/24/21