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Melissa Belote

メリッサ・ベローテ　/　めりっさ・べろーて

American swimmer

October 16, 1956 (age 69)　・　Washington, D.C., United States

swimmer
coach

My Take

What grabs me about Melissa Belote is the sheer audacity of a teenager sweeping three golds at the 1972 Olympics and breaking world records in backstroke, the one discipline where you race the clock without even seeing the wall. I find her second act even more compelling than her medals: she kept swimming at Arizona State and then turned to coaching. That arc, from solitary champion to mentor, suggests someone who understood that excellence is worth passing on. She is exactly the kind of quietly fierce competitor whose legacy outlasts the podium, and I respect that deeply.

Overview

Melissa Louise Belote (born October 16, 1956), also known by her current married name Melissa Belote Ripley, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. She represented the United States at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Melissa Belote
Name (Japanese): メリッサ・ベローテ
Reading: めりっさ・べろーて
Born: October 16, 1956 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Monkey
Origin: Washington, D.C., United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 171 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: swimmer / coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: John R. Lewis High School
University: Arizona State University

Awards & achievements

International Swimming Hall of Fame
1977 Honda Sports Award for Swimming & Diving

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86

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