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Morgan Belli - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

MorganBelli

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio
  • High school Gahanna Lincoln High School
BIO

Top Times: 
100 Breaststroke: 1:00.81 (2018 SEC Championships, 02/17/18)
200 Breaststroke: 2:09.95 (2018 SEC Championships, 02/18/18)
200 Individual Medley:  1:59.71 (Ohio State Invitational, 11/17/17)
400 Individual Medley:  4:15.72 (Ohio State Invitational, 11/21/14)
 
LCM
100 Breast: 1:13.97 (Atlanta Classic, 05/13/16)
200 Breast: 2:39.44 (Atlanta Classic, 05/14/16)
200 IM: 2:21.81 (Ohio State Long Course Time Trial, 02/28/16)
400 IM: 4:58.51  (Greensboro Speedo Sectionals 07/15/16)
 

  • 2018 NCAA Qualifier


2017-18 (Senior): Saw huge improvements in her breaststroke times, qualifying for her first NCAA Championship appearance … Scored at the SEC Championships in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke … Finished 10th in 1:00.81 in the 100 breast at the conference meet … Also finished 12th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:10.42 after recording a personal-best 2:09.95 in the prelims … Finished 44th in the 100 breast (1:01.51) and 33rd in the 200 breast (2:11.04) at the NCAA Championships.

2016-17 (Junior): Competed in the B Final of the 100 breast at the SEC Championships, finishing 15th with a time of 1:02.06 … Set a personal record in the 100 breast in the prelims at SECs, going 1:01.89, which also ranks sixth in the UK record books … Also made the C Final in the 200 breast at SECs, finishing 21st overall with a PR 2:13.61 … Her time in the 200 breast ranks fifth all-time among UK performers … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2015-16 (Sophomore):  Set a personal record in the 200 IM and 200 breast at the SEC Championships, going 2:01.40 for a 43rd-place finish in the individual medley and 2:18.58 to take 30th in the breaststroke race … Additionally, her time in the 200 IM ranks seventh in the UK record books … Also competed in the 400 IM at the conference meet, finishing 31st in 4:20.79 … Set long course PRs in the 200 fly, 200 back, 200 IM and 400 IM at the OSU Invite.

2014-15 (Freshman):  Swam the third-fastest 400 IM and fifth-fastest 200 IM in Kentucky history at the Ohio State Invitational, clocking in at 2:01.55 for the 200 IM and 4:15.72 for the 400 IM … Also swam a personal record of 2:00.75 in the 200 fly at the Ohio State Invitational for a time that ranks eighth in program laurels … Set her personal record in the 100 back at the Tri Meet against Tennessee and Indiana, clocking in at 59.70 seconds.

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