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Marie Belli - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

MarieBelli

  • position Breast/Fly/IM
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Gahanna, Ohio
  • High school Gahanna Lincoln High School
BIO

Top Times (SCY): 
200 Back: 1:56.82 (SEC Championship, 2/21/26)
100 Breast: 1:01.84 (vs. Cincinnati, 1/30/26)
200 Breast: 2:15.02 (@ LSU, 10/24/25)
200 IM: 1:59.17 (SEC Championship, 2/21/26)
400 IM: 4:13.89 (SEC Championship, 2/19/26)

Top Times (LCM):
200 Back: 2:17.90 (SE TENN May Invitational, 5/18/26)
100 Fly: 1:02.94 (Tennessee Invitational, 11/16/23)
200 Fly: 2:25.03 (OH MAKO LC Junior Olympic, 7/23/17)
200 IM: 2:19.14 (Tennessee Invitational, 11/15/23)

Career Notes: 

  • 2024-25, 2025-26 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-America
  • 2023-24 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll

2025-26 (Junior): Competed for the winning women’s team at the CSCAA National Invitational, finishing second in the 200 IM (2:00.09), 10th in the 400 IM (4:20.06), and 44th in the 200 breast (2:22.44)… Had a great SEC Championship, with a 14th place finish in 200 IM (1:59.17), 19th in the 400 IM (4:13.89), and 24th in the 200 back (1:56.82)… Third place 100 breast (1:01.84) finish against Cincinnati… Against Vanderbilt and Texas A&M Belli finished third in the 100 breast (1:02.24), fourth in the 200 IM (2:00.86), and fifth in the 400 IM (1:58.95)… Finished seventh at the midseason OSU Invitational in the 200 IM (1:59.94)… Fourth place finish against Louisville in the 200 IM (2:00.87)… Raced for third in the 200 IM (2:01.63) at LSU… began her junior season with a fourth place finish in the 100 breast (1:05.66) against Indiana.

2024-25 (Sophomore): Two top-nine finishes at the CSCAA National Invitational, finishing eighth in the 400 IM (4:18.61), ninth in the 200 IM (2:01.04), and 27th in the 200 fly (2:04.08)… Competed in three events at the SEC Championships, finished 29th in the 400 IM (4:16.24), 35th in the 200 IM (2:00.53), and 40th in the 200 fly (2:03.06)… Finished sixth in 200 IM (2:00.91) and 200 fly (2:01.54) against Louisville… Third place 200 fly finish against Cincinnati (2:03.04)… Event win in 200 IM (2:00.15) and fifth place 200 fly (2:02.53) against Auburn… Fourth place finish against WVU in 200 breast (2:22.89)… Took third in 400 IM (4:29.64) against Akron and Ohio State.

2023-24 (Freshman): Raced at the CSCAA National Invitational, finishing ninth in the 200 IM (2:01.69), 17th in the 400 IM (4:21.06) and 19th in the 200 fly (2:03.79) … Partook in three events at the SEC Championships where she placed 25th in the 200 IM (2:00.28), 29th in the 400 IM (4:21.62) and 41st in the 200 fly (2:03.48) … Tallied two victories in dual meet vs. Cincinnati, winning both the 200 fly (1:59.50) and the 200 IM (2:00.47) … Strong meet vs. Alabama, finishing first in the 200 IM (2:00.10), second in the 400 IM (4:16.66) and third in the 200 fly (1:59.62) … Reached four finals at the Tennessee Invitational where her highest finishes were 14th in both the 100 fly (54.92) and 200 back (1:59.83) … Was second in the 200 IM against Indiana (2:20.30) … Made collegiate debut vs. Arkansas.

Prior to UK: Multi-event High School All-American … Set five school records at high school … State relay champion … Sister, Morgan, swam at UK, graduating in 2018 … Mother, Amy, ran at Ohio University.

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