{{Short description|South African swimmer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Mariella Venter | image = | caption = | full_name = Mariella Greta Venter | nationality = South African | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.80 m | weight = 63 kg | strokes = Backstroke | club = | collegeteam = University of Michigan | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | {{RSA}}}} {{MedalCount|total=yes |African Championships|4|0|0 |Commonwealth Youth Games|2|0|1 }} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalGold|2016 Bloemfontein|100 m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2016 Bloemfontein|200 m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2016 Bloemfontein|4×100 m medley}} {{MedalGold|2016 Bloemfontein|4×100 m mixed medley}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Youth Games}} {{MedalGold|2017 Nassau|100 m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2017 Nassau|200 m backstroke}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Nassau|50 m backstroke}} }}
'''Mariella Greta Venter''' (born 10 January 2000) is a South African competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/swimming/athlete-profile-n6008281-mariella-venter.htm |title=Swimming: Athlete Profile: Mariella Venter : Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |work=gc2018.com |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeswimming.com/swimmer/450580/ |title=Mariella Venter : CollegeSwimming |work=collegeswimming.com |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://randburgsun.co.za/344099/olympic-dreams-for-lindens-star-swimmer/ |title=Olympic dreams for Linden's star swimmer |work=randburgsun.co.za |date=30 April 2018 |accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref> She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070202EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |title=18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 100 metre backstroke start list |work=FINA |accessdate=22 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722214020/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070202EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She competed in the women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Swimming - VENTER Mariella|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1323468-venter-mariella.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-16|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816222509/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1323468-venter-mariella.htm}}</ref>
Venter competes at the collegiate level for the University of Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mariella Venter - Women's Swimming & Diving|url=https://mgoblue.com/sports/womens-swimming-and-diving/roster/mariella-venter/22146|access-date=2021-08-16|website=University of Michigan Athletics|language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{World Aquatics}} * {{Swimrankings}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Venter, Mariella}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:South African female backstroke swimmers Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games swimmers for South Africa Category:Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic swimmers for South Africa Category:Michigan Wolverines women's swimmers Category:South African expatriate swimmers in the United States Category:21st-century South African sportswomen {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub}}