Mireia Belmonte inducted into International Swimming Hall of Fame

Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame by World Aquatics. The recognition celebrates her career, which includes four Olympic medals won between the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games.

Belmonte is one of 12 aquatic personalities to be honored at a ceremony scheduled for April 10, 2027, in Florida, United States. Her achievements include six long-course world championship medals, ten short-course medals, and eight world records in 25-meter pools. She becomes the sixth Spanish athlete to join the Hall of Fame.

Other inductees include swimmers Mireia Allison Schmitt, Pernille Blume, Kosuke Hagino, Federica Pellegrini, and Thomas Lurz, as well as specialists in high diving, water polo, artistic swimming, and Paralympic swimming.