Biography
Career Notes: Was a recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award for 2020-21 ... a two-time Honorable Mention All-American (both in 2022) ... was a four-time All-GLIAC honoree, including a GLIAC title with a first-place finish as part of the 400 Free Relay team ... also was runner-up in the 200 Free Relay and 50 Free … named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team in 2020-21 and to the GLIAC All-Academic Team in 2021-22 and 2022-23 ... swam in 25 regular-season meets ... was part of the 400 Free Relay team that broke the 2020 pool record in that event.
2022-23: GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Placed in five events, including an All-GLIAC third-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:33.98), ninth in the 50 free (23.97), 14th in the 100 fly (58.18), 14th in the 100 free (53.16), and 16th in the 100 back (1:01.89). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... raced in all but two of the team's 11 meets.
2021-22: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a two-time Honorable Mention All-American ... finished 15th in both the 200 medley relay (1:44.25) and 200 free relay (1:34.14). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-GLIAC honoree ... finished tied-for-second in the 50 free (23.89) and sixth in the 100 fly (57.02) … claimed ninth in the 100 free (52.57) and 16th place in the 100 back (1:00.86) ... helped the 200 free relay team (1:34.09) finish first, while aiding second-place finishes in the 400 free relay (3:26.69) and 200 medley relay (1:42.53). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... swam in seven regular-season meets ... finished second in the 75 free (39.90) and third in both the 125 free relay (58.55) and the 125 medley relay (1:04.11) against Northern Michigan (11/5) ... took second in the 50 free (24.90) and third in the 100 free (53.78), while also helping two relays (200 free relay and 200 medley relay) finish second at Northern Michigan (11/6) ... saw action in eight events at the Don Kimble Invitational (11/21), where she helped the Warriors win three relays (400 medley relay, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay) ... helped the 200 free relay team place first (1:37.10), while also taking second in the 400 medley relay (3:56.29), second in the 50 free (24.76) and third in the 50 fly (26.28) versus Oakland (1/22) ... aided two third-place finishes in the 400 free relay (3:34.75) and 200 medley relay (1:47.58) at Oakland (1/23) ... helped the Warriors win two relays (200 medley relay and 200 free relay), while also claiming first in the 100 fly (59.17) against Calvin (1/28) ... anchored the winning 200 medley relay team (1:48.72), while also grabbing first in the 50 free (24.53) and 50 fly (26.27) at Saginaw Valley State (1/29).
2020-21: GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a three-time All-GLIAC honoree ... won a GLIAC title in the 400 free relay, swimming the third leg, in a WSU season-best time of 3:25.84 ... was a member of the runner-up 200 free relay (WSU season-best time of 1:34.27) and swam leadoff on the third place 200 medley relay ... placed eighth in the 50 free (24.44) and 11th in the 100 free (season-best time of 52.67) ... finished 18th in the 100 back in a season-best time of 1:01.13 ... posted a season-best time of 24.32 for the 50 free in the GLIAC prelims. SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in three regular-season meets … notched a victory in the 200 free relay (1:22.17) and was part of the fastest 400 medley relay (3:50.71) vs. SVSU and NMU (2/6) ... placed first in both the 50 free (24.60) and 100 free (53.77), notched a victory in the 200 medley relay (1:46.00), and swam the third leg of the 400 free relay vs. NMU (2/7), which broke the pool record from 2010 (set by Ashland) with a 3:28.92 ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finished 14th in the 50 free (24.51) ... claimed the 15th spot in the 100 free (53.53) ... swam the 200 free in 1:57.63 ... completed the 100 back in 59.88. SEASON: Assisted WSU to third-place finishes in the 400 medley relay (4:00.14), the 200 free relay (1:40.40), and the 400 free relay (3:37.96) at the Golden Grizzly Relays (10/12) and fourth-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:48.75), the 800 free relay (8:04.90), and the 400 4x100 IM relay (4:09.91) ... notched first collegiate victory in the 100 free (54.32) vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/18) and tied-for-second in the 50 free (25.47) ... swam in the second-place 200 free relay (1:38.65) versus Oakland (10/25) and finished fourth in both the 100 free (54.33) and the 400 medley relay (4:01.56), and fifth in the 200 free (2:00.13) ... led off the top 200 free relay (1:38.62) at Ashland (11/8) and finished as the runner-up in the 100 fly (1:02.19) ... competed at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7) ... finished second in the 100 free (54.98) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10) and third in the 200 free (2:03.15), the 50 free (25.62), and the 200 medley relay (1:53.66) ... anchored the second-place 200 free relay (1:39.47) vs. Eastern Michigan (1/11) ... helped the Warriors to a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:50.35) at Findlay (1/17), while also placing second in the 100 free (55.16) and fifth in the 50 fly (27.52) ... earned a second-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:38.17) versus Grand Valley State (1/25) and completed the 100 free in third place (54.88), and both the 50 free (25.44) and the 400 medley relay (4:05.63) in fourth place.
High School: A 2019 graduate of Varvakeios High School of Palaio Psychiko, Athens ... earned a 3.5+ GPA each year of high school ... was a member on the Greek Junior National Team ... participated with the team at the Multinational Youth Meet.
Personal: Full name -- Marina Tarlev ... born on September 27, 2001, in Athens, Greece ... daughter of Valeriu and Angela Tarlev ... has a younger brother, Dimitri ... is a Mechanical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2019 and Fall 2020 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022 and Winter 2023.
