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2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Elly Belmore

Elly Belmore

  • Position:
    IM/Breast
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    St. Clair Shores, Mich.
  • High School:
    Lakeview
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Swam in 31 regular-season meets across three seasons ... was a two-time All-American (both Second Team/Honorable Mention) and a nine-time All-GLIAC honoree (five Second Team and four Third Team) ... earned Second Team Academic All-America honors from CSC in 2025 ... received GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons ... two-time recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24 and 2024-25).

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American Second Team honors ... voted to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team after garnering CSC Academic All-District recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed as a member of the 800 free relay squad for only event of the championships ... collected Second Team All-American honors for the team's 13th-place performance (7:26.65).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Registered a trio of All-GLIAC awards in seven events competed in at the conference championships ... collected Second Team All-GLIAC honors as a member of the 800 free relay team (second - 7:27.61) and Third Team All-GLIAC honors in the 200 IM (third - 2:04.79) and as a member of the 200 medley relay (third - 1:43.32) ... claimed fourth as a member of the 400 medley relay (3:47.71) ... secured sixth in both the 400 IM (4:26.40) and the 200 fly (2:06.25) ... had a seventh-place showing in the 200 back (2:02.94).  SEASON:  Competed in all 10 of the team's swim meets.

2023-24:  Received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American First Team honors ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed in five events, with a best finish of 20th as a member of the 200 medley relay squad (1:44.00) ... placed 30th in the 200 back (2:04.51), 31st in the 100 back (58.06), and 33rd in the 200 IM (2:06.24), and 35th in the 400 IM (4:32.94).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a four-time All-GLIAC honoree ... garnered Second Team recognition in the 200 medley relay (1:42:79) and 200 IM (2:03.54) ... Third Team All-GLIAC in the 400 medley relay (3:47.21) and in the 200 back (2:00.69) ... also competed in the 400 IM (fifth - 4:25.51) and in the 200 fly (sixth - 2:05.48).  SEASON:  Competed in all 10 of the team's swim meets.

2022-23:  Earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned Honorable Mention All-American honors after swimming anchor leg for the 400 free relay team that placed 12th with a time of 3:25.83 ... also finished 27th in the 200 IM (2:06.31), 30th in the 400 IM (4:29.79) and 30th in the 200 fly (2:09.40) ... led off the 200 medley relay team that finished in 18th (1:44.94). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time All-GLIAC honoree ... finished second in the 200 IM (2:03.94), second in the 400 IM (4:23.14), fourth in the 200 fly (2:04.27), and ninth in the 200 breast (2:21.26).  SEASON:  Competed in all 11 of the team's meets.

Swimcloud Bio

High School:  A 2022 graduate of St. Clair Shores Lakeview High School ... earned four varsity letters for the Huskies and coach Dani Kudla, a former WSU letterwinner ... qualified for the MHSAA Division 2 state championship meet all four years ... finished third in the 200 IM and eighth in the 100 breast (1:06.02 in prelims) in 2021 ... placed ninth in both the 200 IM (2:10.85) and 100 breast (1:07.10) as a junior, after finishing second in the 200 IM (2:06.27) and winning the 100 breast (1:04.32) in the fall of 2019 as a sophomore ... garnered a ninth-place finish in the 200 IM (2:08.23), while placing fifth in the 100 breast (1:06.84 prelims) in 2018 ... was a five-time Macomb County Champion (200 IM and 100 breast in 2018; 200 IM and 100 fly in 2019; and 100 fly in 2021) ... 2019 Nominee for Detroit Free Press Swimmer of the Year ... received Macomb Area Conference Swimmer of the Meet all four years ... nine-time school record holder (seven individual events and two relays) ... served as a swimming team captain as a senior ... received Academic Honor Roll accolades all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:  Full name -- Elly L. Belmore ... born April 30, 2004, in St. Clair Shores ... daughter of E.J. and Janet Belmore ... has an older brother, Jake ... earned a bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sport Science in May of 2025 ... is currently enrolled in the Nursing program for a second degree ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023 (4.00), Winter 2024 (4.00), Fall 2024 (4.00) and Winter 2025 (4.00) ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    IM/Breast
    5'6"

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    IM/Breast
    5'6"

  • 2024-25Junior

    IM/Breast
    5'6"

  • 2025-26Senior

    IM/Breast
    5'6"