] Mireia Belmonte García (born 10 November 1990) is a Spanish Olympic, world, and European champion Swimming (sport), swimmer. She is the former

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holder in the short course 200 metre butterfly, 400 metre individual medley, 400 metre freestyle, 800 metre freestyle, and 1500 metre freestyle. She was the first Spanish woman to win a

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in swimming at an

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and is widely considered to be the greatest Spanish swimmer of all time. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro she became Olympic champion in the 200-metre

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, and also won the bronze medal in the 400-metre

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. She previously competed at the

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, where she debuted at 17 years old, and at 2012 London, where she won two silver medals, one in the 200 metre butterfly with a time of 2:05.25 and one in the 800-metre freestyle with a time of 8:18.76.

Early years

Mireia's parents, José Belmonte (from Freila, Granada) and Paqui García (from

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, Jaén), moved to Catalonia and the family has always lived in the La Salut quarter of

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. She was advised to swim at the age of 5 by her doctor.
Club Natació Badalona
' (in Catalan) was the swimming club where she started to compete. In 2003, she obtained a scholarship fro
Federación Catalana de Natación
(in Catalan) to train at th
Centro de Alto Rendimiento
(High Performance Center, CAR) in Sant Cugat del Vallès. Her coach was Jordi Murio when she was signed b
Club Natació L'Hospitalet
(in Catalan). After 6 years in this club, she was signed in the 2007/08 season b
Club Natació Sabadell
(in Catalan). She continued training at the CAR with her new coach, Carles Subirana. In 2009 she left the CAR and moved to the Club Natación Sabadell to train with Michael Piper and later Fred Vernoux.

Swimming career

2006 Youth World Championships

At the 2006 FINA Youth World Championships, she was the Junior World Champion in the 400-metre freestyle and in the 400-metre individual medley, and the Junior European Champion in the 200-metre freestyle and in the 400-metre individual medley.

2007 European Championships

The following year, training with Carles Subirana, she reached the second place in the 400-metre individual medley at the

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with 4:31.06, just behind the

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. She also qualified to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

2008

2008 European Aquatics Championships

On 21 March, at the 2008 European Long Course Championships held in

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, Belmonte won the 200-metre individual medley breaking the Championships record with her time of 2:11.16. She also placed eighth in the 400-metre individual medley. Later in the year, at the

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held in

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in December, she won the 400 metre individual medley gold medal in a new world record time of 4:25:06. The record was previously held by the American swimmer Julia Smit, who set a time of 4:25.87 on 28 November 2008 in Toronto, Canada.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the

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held in

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in August 2008, Belmonte competed in three individual events and one relay representing

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in swimming. She competed in the 200-metre breaststroke finishing in 24th place in the prelims heats with a time of 2:29.46."2008 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming - Women's 200m Breaststroke Results"
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''. Retrieved 21 June 2021. In the 200-metre individual medley, she advanced to the semifinals where she finished 7th in Semifinal 1 with a time of 2:13.45."2008 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming - Women's 200m Individual Medley Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 June 2021. For the 400-metre individual medley she finished 14th with a time of 4:37.91 in the prelims heats."2008 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming - Women's 400m Individual Medley Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 June 2021. In the 4x100 metre medley relay, Belmonte swam the breaststroke leg of the relay in a time of 1:10.46 with Nina Zhivanevskaya swimming the backstroke leg, Ángela San Juan swimming the butterfly leg, and

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swimming the freestyle leg."2008 Olympic Games Results"
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''. 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2021. The relay finished 15th in the prelims heats with a time of 4:06.40 and did not advance to the final."2008 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

2008 European Swimming Championships

December 2008 at the 2008 European Swimming Championships held in

, Belmonte competed in multiple events. In the 400-metre individual medley she swam a 4:25.06 breaking the

."European Short Course Swimming Championships Rijeka 2008: Results Book"
''

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''. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

2010 World Swimming Championships

Although the season 2009–2010 was not very good for her, Belmonte recovered her best form and appeared strengthened when she arrived at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships, where she achieved a very remarkable performance, winning three gold medals: the 200-metre butterfly, the 200-metre medley and the 400-metre medley and a silver medal in the 800-metre freestyle, in which she was only surpassed by her teammate Érika Villaécija.

2011 XII Spanish Championship

In 2011 at the XII Championship of Spain, she swam the best time of the year in the 400-metre medley and a new record with 4:24.91 . She also reached a record in the 200-metre butterfly with 2:06:25, obtaining the minimum marks for the World Championships in Shanghai at three different distances . Also in 2011 she was at the head in the Holland competition of the 800-metre freestyle, beating the record of Spain with 8:22.78.

2012 Summer Olympics

In August 2012 Belmonte won two silver medals at the

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. The first medal she won was a silver medal in the 200-metre butterfly. Not only was it her first Olympic medal, it was the first medal won by a Spanish-born woman in swimming at an

, and it was the first medal for Spain in any sport at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Dillman, Lisa (1 August 2017)
"London Olympics: Jiao wins 200 butterfly, Hersey places fourth"
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''. Retrieved 24 June 2021.Besa, Ramon (28 September 2012)
"Olympic heroine Belmonte in limbo after club funding spat"
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''. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2021. Her second medal was also a silver medal, this time in the 800-metre freestyle behind 15-year-old

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and ahead of world record holder

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.Dillman, Lisa (3 August 2017)
"London Olympics: Swimmer Katie Ledecky, 15, wins Olympic gold"
''

''. Retrieved 24 June 2021. She became the first Spanish swimmer to win two Olympic medals.Campbell, Duncan (22 July 2013)
"Fred Vergnoux talks Barcelona and Spain's 'número uno' Mireia Belmonte"
''

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''. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2021. Belmonte competed in four events in addition to the two she medaled in. In the 400-metre freestyle she finished 13th in the prelims heats, in the 200-metre individual medley she placed 10th in the semifinals, in the 400-metre individual medley she placed 8th in the final, and she placed 10th in the prelims heats of the 4x200-metre freestyle relay swimming the relay's anchoring leg.

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(10 August 2012)
"Official results book London 2012: Swimming 28 July — 10 August"
''

''. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

2013

2013 World Aquatics Championships

After four months without training, she was presented as a member of the team of the ''Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia'' on 21 January, with a federative license for the ''UCAM Club Natación Fuensanta'' . Thus, she could combine her studies in Business Management with her training in Sabadell (Barcelona) through a blended learning program. That year, at the

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, Belmonte competes in six events during the eight days of competition. On 29 July, she won the bronze medal in the 200-metre individual medley. On 1 August, she won the silver medal in the 200-metre butterfly. On 4 August, the last day of the championships, she won her second silver medal, this time in the 400-metre individual medley. On 5 August, she was honored in her birthplace, Badalona, where he was received by hundreds of fans and decorated by the Mayor Xavier García Albiol in an institutional act.

2013 Swimming World Cup

At the

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held in

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in August 2013 and conducted in short course metres, Belmonte set two world records in distance freestyle events. On 10 August, she broke the world record in the 800-metre freestyle, becoming the first woman to achieve a time under 8 minutes. Her time of 7:59.34 broke the former world record held by

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by more than 1.5 seconds. The next day, 11 August, she broke the world record for the 400-metre freestyle with a time of 3:54.52, more than 3 tenths of a second faster than the previous world record set by Camille Muffat.

2013 Spanish and European Championships

At the 2013 Spanish Championships in

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, Belmonte swam a 15:26.95 in the short course 1500-metre freestyle on 29 November, setting a new world record in the event.Martínez, Alberto (30 November 2013)
"Tercer récord mundial de una Mireia Belmonte insaciable"
(in Spanish). ''

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''. Retrieved 23 June 2021."Mireia Belmonte Garcia Blasts 1500 Free World Record in Short Course"
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''. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2021. On 12 December, at the

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held in Herning (Denmark), Mireia won the gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly, beating the continental record in at time of 2:01.52.19. The next day, she won another gold medal in the 800-metre freestyle with a time of 8:05.18. She defeated the local heroine

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in that final.

2014

2014 World Swimming Championships

On 3 December 2014 at the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships in

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, Belmonte won two gold medals. One in the 200-metre butterfly and one in the 400-metre individual medley. At the same time she achieved the world record with substantial time improvements, making her the first female swimmer to go under 2 minutes in the 200-metre butterfly with her time of 1:59.61. Belmonte lowered the

by 1.17 seconds and finished ahead of second-place finisher

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by more than 1.5 seconds."12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Doha (QAT): Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Approximately 45 minutes later, she also set a new world record with her gold medal-winning time of 4:19.86 in the 400-metre individual medley, lowering the

by 99 hundredths of a second and finishing over 3 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Katinka Hosszú."12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Doha (QAT): Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2021. One day later, 4 December, Belmonte won her third gold medal, this time in the 800-metre freestyle. Her time of 8:03.41 in the final was a new Championship Record and a few seconds off her

of 7:59.34 in the event."12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Doha (QAT): Women's 800m Freestyle Final Results Summary"
''

''. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2021. The following day, she won her fourth gold medal. She swam a 3:55.76 in the 400-metre freestyle final setting a new Championship Record and a little over a second behind her

time of 3:54.52."12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Doha (QAT): Women's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

2014 Spanish Championships

On 12 December, at the 2014 Spanish Championships conducted in short course metres, Belmonte broke the world record in the 1500-metre freestyle, setting a new world record of 15:19.71, which lowered the record over seven full seconds from the former mark of 15:26.95 by

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."Belmonte Garcia sets swimming mark"
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''. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2021."Spain's Belmonte Garcia sets 1500 freestyle record"
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''. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

2015 World Aquatics Championships

For the

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, held in

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, Belmonte was unable to participate due to a chronic shoulder injury. Belmonte said that her goal was to prepare for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, although she had tried to be at the World Championships until the very last moment.Commings, Jeff (26 July 2015)
"Mireia Belmonte Out Of World Championships"
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''. Retrieved 26 June 2021.Race, Retta (26 July 2015)
"Spanish Superstar Mireia Belmonte Drops Out of World Championships"
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''. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

2016 Summer Olympics

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at the

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Belmonte won a bronze medal in the 400-metre individual medley on 6 August. Her bronze medal was the first medal for Spain in any sport at the 2016 Summer Olympics.Romano, Javier (7 August 2016)
"Mireia Belmonte wins first Spanish medal of Rio 2016"
'' Marca''. Retrieved 22 June 2021. In the prelims heats of the 400-metre freestyle on 7 August, Belmonte ranked 15th with a time of 4:08.12 and did not advance to the final. The next day, in the 200-metre individual medley on 8 August, Belmonte ranked 15th in the prelims heats and qualified for the semifinals where she ranked 16th overall and did not advance to the final.Mendes, Rodrigo (19 August 2016)
"Rio 2016 Swimming 6 - 13: Results Book"
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''; ''

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''. Version 1.1. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Belmonte achieved a historic victory for Spain by winning the gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly on 10 August in a time of 2:04.85, which was 3 hundredths of a second ahead of the silver medalist, Australian swimmer Madeline Groves. She was the first Spanish female swimmer to become an Olympic champion.Baldwin, Alan (11 August 2016)
"Swimming: Night of individual firsts in Rio pool"
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''. Retrieved 22 June 2021.Arribas, Carlos (22 August 2016)
"A late finish in Rio earns Team Spain a place in the history books: Despite limited resources, Spanish Olympians showed their mettle, taking seven gold medals"
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''. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Her gold medal was the first gold medal in the swimming pool at an Olympic Games for a Spanish swimmer of any gender since 1992."Catalan swimmer Mireia Belmonte brings first gold for Spain at Rio Olympics"
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''. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2021. On 11 August, Belmonte ranked eighth in the prelims heats of the 800-metre freestyle, qualifying for the final. The next day, 12 August, she finished fourth with a time of 8:18.55 in the final. Belmonte's two new

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s added to her previous two medals won at the 2012 Summer Olympics to amount to four total Olympic medals. Only three Spaniards before her had won four Olympic medals, making her the fourth to do so."Belmonte becomes fourth Spaniard to win four Olympic medals"
'' Marca''. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021. She was one medal shy of tying the most decorated Olympic Games athlete of Spain at the time, canoeist

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, who won a total of five medals.

2017

2017 World Aquatics Championships

At the

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held in

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in July 2017 and conducted in long course metres, Belmonte won a total of three medals in individual events. She won her first medal, a silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle with a time of 15:50.89, on 25 July ahead of bronze medalist

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and behind gold medalist

."17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results Summary"
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''. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.Zaccardi, Nick (25 July 2017)
"Katie Ledecky wins by 19 seconds, breaks world swimming titles record"
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''. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Belmonte's time of 15:50.89 was a new Spanish record for the women's long course 1500-metre freestyle.Brien, Taylor (25 July 2017)
"Mireia Belmonte Sizzles with 1500 Free Spanish Record in Budapest"
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''. Retrieved 26 June 2021. The second medal she won was a gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly, the same event she won gold in at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, on 27 July."17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results Summary"
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''. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Belmonte was highlighted by

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as shining on day five of the swimming competitions for her win.Adrega, Pedro; Chappelet, Camille (27 July 2017)
"Swimming Day 5 - Belmonte and Medeiros shine in a 3-gold session for USA"
''

''. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Belmonte shared her excitement about the win with ''

'', "I still can't believe it. This golden medal was the only one which was missing from my collection. Rio was the best moment in my life, but this is an important moment. The key to win this final was the first 100 metres.""Mireia Belmonte on top of the world after clinching gold"
''

''. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021. The third medal Belmonte won, with a time of 4:32.17, was a silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley on 30 July."17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results Summary"
''

''. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021. In addition to the events she medaled in, Belmonte competed in the 800-metre freestyle ranking fourth in the final behind Leah Smith on 29 July."17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 800m Freestyle Final Results Summary"
''

''. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021. She also ranked 10th in the heats of the 400-metre freestyle on 23 July and 20th in the heats of the 200-metre individual medley on the same day."17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021."17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
''

''. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021. At the end of the meet when points were totaled for each swimmer as part of the FINA Trophy, Belmonte ranked seventh out of all competitors, ahead of Chinese distance-freestyle swimmer

Sun Yang Sun Yang (; ; born 1 December 1991) is a Chinese Swimming at the Summer Olympics, Olympic and former List of world records in swimming, world-record-holding competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer. In 2012, Sun became the first Chinese athlete ...

who took eighth place and behind British breaststroke swimmer

Adam Peaty Adam George Peaty (born 28 December 1994) is an English competitive swimmer who specialises in the sprint breaststroke events. He won the gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first by a male British swimmer i ...

who took sixth place."17th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Results Book"
''

''. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

2017 Swimming World Cup

At the

2017 FINA Swimming World Cup The 2017 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight two-day meets in eight different cities between August and November 2017. This edition was held in the usual short-course (25 meter pool) format. Like the previous short course World Cup in 20 ...

held in the

in August 2017, Belmonte broke the world record in the short course 400-metre individual medley with her time of 4:18.94."Mireia Belmonte beats 400m world record in the short pool"
'' Marca''. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2021. She lowered the former world record set by Katinka Hosszú in 2015 by more than half a second."FINA Swimming World Cup 2017: Women's 400m Individual Medley Fastest Heat(s) Results Summary"
''

''. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021.Race, Retta (12 August 2017)
"Belmonte Blasts New Short Course 400 IM World Record in Eindhoven"
''

''. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

2018 Mediterranean Games

Belmonte competed in multiple individual events, earning four medals for Spain, in June 2018 at the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ...

Tarragona Tarragona (, ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in Catalonia (Spain). It is the capital and largest town of Tarragonès county, the Camp de Tarragona region and the province of Tarragona. Geographically, it is located on the Costa Daurada ar ...

. She won a gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly and a gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley. In the 400-metre freestyle, Belmonte won the silver medal. Her swim in the 800-metre freestyle earned her the silver medal in the event."Tarragona 2018: Swimming Medals by Event"
''

International Committee of Mediterranean Games The International Committee of Mediterranean Games (, ''CIJM'') is the organization of the International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committees who presides, regulates and organizes the Mediterranean Games. It is based in sport complex Athe ...

''. Retrieved 25 June 2021. She also competed in the 400-metre individual medley, finishing seventh in the final.Race, Retta (25 June 2018)
"2018 Mediterranean Games Conclude By Rattling World Rankings"
''

''. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

2021

2020 Olympic Games build-up

Belmonte

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for the

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, held in July and August 2021 due to the

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, in the 800-metre freestyle and the 1500-metre freestyle at the 2020 Open Castalia Castelión held in Castellón,

in December 2020.Race, Retta (6 December 2020)
"5 Spanish Swimmers Qualify For Tokyo 2020 At Castalia Castellón"
''

''. Retrieved 22 June 2021. In May 2021 Belmonte was officially confirmed by the Spanish Olympic Committee as one of two flag bearers for Spain at the

Opening Ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event.

of the 2020 Summer Olympics in

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on 23 July 2021."Saúl Craviotto and Mireia Belmonte, officially confirmed as Spanish flag bearers at Tokyo 2020"
''Spain's News''. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021. As part of the 2021 Sette Colli Trophy from 25 to 27 June 2021 in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Belmonte entered to swim the 200-metre butterfly and 400-metre individual medley in an attempt to qualify to compete in those events at the 2020 Summer Olympics."Mireia Belmonte nada el Sette Colli de Roma, último test antes de Tokio"
(in Spanish). '' Marca''. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021. Belmonte won bronze in the 400-metre individual medley with a time of 4:39.37 on 26 June.Race, Retta (26 June 2021)
"2021 Sette Colli Trophy Day 2 Finals Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 26 June 2021. On 27 June, she swam a 2:13.63 in the 200-metre butterfly."58th Settecolli - V. 50m: Results 200m Butterfly - Women"
''

Italian Swimming Federation The Italian Swimming Federation () (FIN), founded in 1899 is the governing, organizing, and controlling body of swimming and all other aquatic sports in Italy. The organization is affiliated with the Italian National Olympic Committee and defines ...

''. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.Race, Retta (27 June 2021)
"2021 Sette Colli Trophy Day 3 Finals Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 27 June 2021. ''

'' later confirmed that if the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation approved, Belmonte could swim the 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 Olympics as well as the two events she had already qualified in.Johnson, Annika (6 July 2021)
"2020 Olympic Previews: Veterans Zhang Yufei and Hali Flickinger in 200 Fly"
''

''. Retrieved 9 July 2021. On 14 July,

released that Belmonte was entered in three individual events for the 2020 Olympics: 1500-metre freestyle, 800-metre freestyle, and 400-metre individual medley."Tokyo 2020 Swimming Entry List (as of 14 July 2021)"
''

''. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

2020 Summer Olympics

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Opening Ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event.

on 23 July, Belmonte was one of 86 swimmers serving as a flag bearer for their nation, contributing to the sport of swimming being the most represented sport in terms of number of flag bearers at the ceremony.Miller, Nicole (23 July 2021)
"Over 80 Swimmers Carry Flags in Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremonies (Full List)"
''

''. Retrieved 23 July 2021. The first day of swimming competition, 24 July 2021, Belmonte advanced to the final of the 400-metre individual medley with her fourth-place finish in a time of 4:35.88.Sutherland, James (24 July 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 24 July 2021.Torres, Diego (24 July 2021)
"Mireia Belmonte se mete en la final de 400 estilos con un golpe de suerte y de maestría"
(in Spanish). ''

''. Retrieved 24 July 2021.Bizerra, Fernando (24 July 2021)
"Mireia Belmonte se clasifica para la final de 400 estilos"
(in Spanish). ''

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''. Retrieved 24 July 2021. She finished in fourth place in the final, behind American Hali Flickinger and ahead of Hungarian

.Anderson, Jared (24 July 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
''

''. Retrieved 24 July 2021."Mireia Belmonte se queda al borde de la medalla"
(in Spanish). ''

Europa Press Europa Press is a Spanish news agency founded in 1953. It broadcasts news 24 hours a day, publishing 3,000 articles on average per day. Originally founded as a book distribution company by five monarchists, Europa Press became a news agency in ...

''. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021. On 26 July, in the debut of the 1500-metre freestyle for women at the Olympic Games, Belmonte swam a 16:11.68, ranked fifteenth overall, and did not qualify for the final.Bizerra, Fernando (26 July 2021)
"Mireia Belmonte se queda fuera de la final de los 1.500"
(in Spanish). ''

''. Retrieved 26 July 2021.Suárez, Orfeo (26 July 2021)
"Mireia Belmonte, fuera de la final olímpica de 1.500"
(in Spanish). '' El Mundo''. Retrieved 26 July 2021. On the sixth day of competition, 29 July, Belmonte competed in the prelims heats of the 800-metre freestyle, swam a 8:26.71, and did not advance to the final of the event."Mireia Belmonte cierra su participación individual eliminada en las series de 800 libres"
(in Spanish). ''

''. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

;

(1 August 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
. ''

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...

''. Retrieved 3 August 2021. The following day, she swam the butterfly leg of the 4×100-metre medley relay, placed 16th with her relay teammates in the prelims and did not advance to the final.

2021 International Swimming League

Belmonte decided not to take part in the draft process to compete in the

2021 International Swimming League The 2021 International Swimming League was the third and final edition of the International Swimming League, a professional swimming league, established in 2019. It comprised ten teams composed of both women and men. The league, due to COVID-19 pa ...

, spanning August to December 2021, in part due to health issues.Keith, Braden (3 June 2021)
"ISL Releases List Of 940 Athletes Registered For 2021 Draft"
''

''. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

2022

On 5 August, Belmonte was announced to the official Spain roster for the

2022 European Aquatics Championships The 2022 European Aquatics Championships took place in Rome, Italy, from 11 to 21 August 2022. The event exactly coincided with, but was not officially part of, the 2022 European Championships. This diverged from the joined format of the 2018 Eu ...

."Austria, Israel and Spain make official their Roma 2022 teams"
''roma2022.eu''. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
(in Catalan). ''lesportiudecatalunya.cat''. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022. On day three of competition, she placed tenth in the preliminaries of the 400-metre individual medley with a time of 4:48.19 and achieved first-alternate status for the final. LEN (13 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 400m Individual Medley Women Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 13 August 2022.Pérez, Marta (13 August 2022)

(in Spanish). ''

Mundo Deportivo ''Mundo Deportivo'' (; ) is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona. History and profile ''Mundo Deportivo'' was first published on 1 February 1906, as a weekly newspaper, and since 1929 daily. It is the oldest sports ...

''. Retrieved 13 August 2022."Alba Vázquez a la final de los 400 estilos; Mireia se queda a las puertas"
(in Spanish). ''

EFE Agencia EFE, S.A. () is a Spanish international news agency, the major Spanish language, Spanish-language multimedia news agency and the world's fourth largest wire service after the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse. EFE was ...

''. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022."Mireia Belmonte, a les portes de la final de 400 m estils"
(in Catalan). ''lesportiudecatalunya.cat''. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022. For the preliminaries of the 200-metre individual medley, she finished in a time of 2:15.91, ranked eleventh, and qualified for the semifinals. LEN (15 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 15 August 2022. She placed seventh in semifinal heat two, fourteenth overall in the semifinals, with a time of 2:15.47. LEN (15 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Semi-Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 15 August 2022.Pérez, Marta (15 August 2022)

(in Spanish). ''

''. Retrieved 15 August 2022."Mireia Belmonte queda fora de la final dels 200 m estils de l'europeu"
(in Catalan). ''lesportiudecatalunya.cat''. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Day six, she ranked fifteenth in the preliminaries of the 200-metre butterfly with a time of 2:16.75 and qualified for the semifinals. LEN (16 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Butterfly Women Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 16 August 2022.Martínez, Alberto (16 August 2022)
"Coll entra como un tiro en las semifinales de los 200 estilos"
(in Spanish). ''

''. Retrieved 16 August 2022."Mireia Belmonte pasa a las semifinals de 200 mariposa"
(in Spanish). ''

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''. Retrieved 16 August 2022."Mireia Belmonte estará en las semifinales de los 200 mariposa"
(in Spanish). ''

''. Retrieved 16 August 2022. She followed up with a 2:14.01 in the semifinals, ranking eleventh and not advancing to the final. LEN (16 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Butterfly Women Semi-Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
(in Spanish). ''

La Voz de Galicia ''La Voz de Galicia'' () is a Spanish daily newspaper owned by the Corporación Voz de Galicia. ''La Voz'' is the newspaper with the highest circulation in Galicia and the eighth-highest circulation of the general-interest daily newspaper in Spa ...

''. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022. The final day of competition, she placed seventeenth in the 400-metre freestyle with a time of 4:18.33. LEN (17 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 400m Freestyle Women Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 17 August 2022.Toni López Jordà (17 August 2022)

(in Spanish). ''

La Vanguardia ' (; , ) is a Spanish daily newspaper founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan. It has its headquarters in Barcelona and is Catalonia's leading newspaper. Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, ...

''. Retrieved 17 August 2022. Later in the year, on 22 October 2022 at the year's Swimming World Cup stop in

, Belmonte placed fifth in the 400-metre individual medley on day two with a time of 4:35.63.Pérez, Marta (22 October 2022)
"Mireia Belmonte, quinta en 400 estilos en un día con los favoritos firmes en Berlín"
(in Spanish). ''

''. Retrieved 22 October 2022. In her four other individual events during the three day competition, she placed fourteenth in the 200 metre individual medley with a 2:13.70, sixteenth in the 400 metre freestyle with a 4:11.63, eighteenth in the 200 metre butterfly with a 2:14.59, and thirty-first in the 100 metre butterfly with a 1:02.15.

(23 October 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Berlin (GER): Results Book"
''

''. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

International championships (50 m and open water)

International championships (25 m)

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Olympic Games

Belmonte has swum in the heats of every event she has competed in at the Olympic Games including every relay she has been a member of. Totals: * Metres swam (stroke): 12,100 metres (total); 6,300 metres (individual freestyle); 4,000 metres (individual medley); 1,200 metres (individual butterfly); 200 metres (individual breaststroke); 200 metres (relay freestyle); 100 metres (relay breaststroke); 100 metres (relay butterfly). * Stages swam (count): total stages (31); heats (19); semifinals (5); final (7). * Distinct events (# of Olympic Games competed in for event): total of 9 distinct events (4 Olympic Games); 400-metre individual medley (4); 800-metre freestyle (3); 200-metre individual medley (3); 200-metre butterfly (2); 400-metre freestyle (2); 4x100-metre medley relay (2); 1500-metre freestyle (1); 200-metre breaststroke (1); 4x200-metre freestyle relay (1).

Swimming World Cup circuits

The following medals Belmonte has won at Swimming World Cup circuits."Mireia Belmonte: Medals"
''

''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

World records

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Awards and honours

* In 2013, Belmonte received the Premio Reina Sofía, also known as Best Spanish Sportswoman, award of the annual set of

Premios Nacionales del Deporte ''Premios Nacionales del Deporte'' (National Sports Awards) are annual sporting awards given to best Spanish athletes. They are awarded by Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) and sponsored by the Spanish royal family The Spanish royal family cons ...

awarded to Spanish athletes."Gómez Noya y Mireia Belmonte, Premios Nacionales del Deporte"
(in Spanish). ''

''. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2021."Premios Nacionales del Deporte: Mireia Belmonte y Gómez Noya, premiados como Mejores Deportistas españoles de 2013"
(in Spanish). ''

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''. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2021. The award ceremony was held in

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at the

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. * In 2017, the award for "Best Spanish Sportswoman in History" from newspaper ''

'' went to Belmonte for her accomplishments in the sport of swimming. The award was part of the newspaper's 50th Anniversary Awards gala that were held in celebration of the newspaper's 50th anniversary.Martínez, Alberto (2 December 2017)
"Mireia Belmonte: "I don't feel less popular for being a woman""
''

''. Retrieved 22 June 2021. * On 1 January 2020,

revealed they ranked Belmonte as #11 in the Top 20 Swimmers internationally for the 2010 to 2019 decade."SwimSwam's Top 20 Swimmers of the 2010s"
''

''. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021. * For the 2021 year,

ranked Belmonte as #73 on their list of Top 100 female swimmers for the year.Ortegon, Karl (10 February 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Women's #75 — #51"
''

''. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belmonte, Mireia 1990 births Living people Swimmers from Catalonia Spanish female breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics World record holders in swimming Olympic swimmers for Spain Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Spanish female freestyle swimmers Spanish female medley swimmers Spanish female butterfly swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Badalona Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Saint Anthony Catholic University of Murcia alumni 21st-century Spanish sportswomen

Early years

Swimming career

2006 Youth World Championships

2007 European Championships

2008

2008 European Aquatics Championships

2008 Summer Olympics

2008 European Swimming Championships

2010 World Swimming Championships

2011 XII Spanish Championship

2012 Summer Olympics

2013

2013 World Aquatics Championships

2013 Swimming World Cup

2013 Spanish and European Championships

2014

2014 World Swimming Championships

2014 Spanish Championships

2015 World Aquatics Championships

2016 Summer Olympics

2017

2017 World Aquatics Championships

2017 Swimming World Cup

2018 Mediterranean Games

2021

2020 Olympic Games build-up

2020 Summer Olympics

2021 International Swimming League

2022

International championships (50 m and open water)

International championships (25 m)

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Olympic Games

Swimming World Cup circuits

World records

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Awards and honours

See also

References

External links