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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.

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 ... is majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... 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"