Bella Pantano
- position Backstroke
- class Senior
- Hometown Omaha, NE
- Major Business Management
- High school Marian
- position Backstroke
- class Senior
- Hometown Omaha, NE
- Major Business Management
- High school Marian
Bella Pantano Bio
Pantano’s Top Times | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
50 Freestyle | 24.32p | 2/18/21 | SEC Championships | Athens, GA |
100 Backstroke | 52.66#! | 2/17/23 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
200 Backstroke
100 Butterfly 200 IM |
1:55.22
53.79p 2:02.73p |
11/18/22
2/16/23 11/16/22 |
Gamecock Invitational
SEC Championships Gamecock Invitational |
Columbia, SC
College Station, TX Columbia, SC |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- 3x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American – 2022, 2023 (2nd team)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 7th – 100 fly
- 1st – 100 back
- 4th – 200 back
- 1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th – 200 medley relay
- 2nd, 7th – 400 medley relay
2022-23 (JUNIOR)
- Continued to lower her own 100 back school record throughout the season
- Earned two first place finished in the 100 back during the regular season
- Won the 200 back during South Carolina’s season opener versus Army
- Competed on the SEC Championship team in the 100 fly, 100 back, and 200 back
- Made the finals of the 100 back at the SEC Championships, placing 16th overall
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
- Set a new school record in the 100 back during the meet versus Missouri and lowered it during a leadoff split of the 400 medley relay at the SEC Championships
- Placed first in the 100 back during the meet versus Gardner-Webb and versus UNCW
- Placed first in the 200 back during the meet versus Missouri
- Set new personal records in four different events
- Was the leadoff swimmer in the 200 medley relay that set a new program record
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
- Participated in three events at the SEC Championships during her first year at South Carolina
- Achieved the 10th best time in program history in both the 100 and 200 backstroke
- Set new personal records in both the 100 and 200 back
- Was the leadoff swimmer in the 200 medley relay that placed third in program history
PRE-COLLEGE
- Attended Marian High School in Omaha, Nebraska
- Holds the high school record in the 100 backstroke, 100 fly, and the medley relay
- Swam with the Greater Omaha Aquatics club team under coach Tom Beck
- Individual best times:
- 100 back – 54.62
- 200 back – 1:58.52