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Bella Ratino
Year:
So.
Hometown:
Mentor
High School:
Hawken
Events:
Backstroke/Freestyle
Major:
Business Management
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2019-20
BW Women's Most Valuable Swimmer Award winner
Ohio Athletic Conference Champion in 500-yard freestyle
Ohio Athletic Conference Champion in 1650-yard freestyle
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 500-yard freestyle
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 400-yard individual medley with a second place finish with a BW school-record time of 4:37.44
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 1650-yard freestyle
Member of BW school-record 400-medley relay with a time of 3:59.97
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 400-medley relay
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 800-yard freestyle relay
Ohio Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week on November 25
BW school-record holder in 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:40.80
50-yard backstroke season-best and career-best time of 29.15
100-yard backstroke season-best and career-best time of 59.36
200-yard backstroke season-best time of 2:13.80
200-yard freestyle season-best and career-best time of 2:03.68
500-yard freestyle season-best time of 5:09.87
1000-yard freestyle season-best time of 11:13.28
1650-yard freestyle season-best time of 18:02.95
Earned second varsity letter
2018-19
Ohio Athletic Conference Champion in 500-yard freestyle with a BW school-record time of 5:04.60
Ohio Athletic Conference Champion in 1650-yard freestyle with a BW school-record time of 17:39.80
BW school-record holder in 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:07.81
BW school-record holder in 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:33.86
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 200-yard backstroke with a third place finish
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 500-yard freestyle
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the 1650-yard freestyle
Member of BW school-record 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 7:51.87
Earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors with a second place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay
50-yard backstroke season-best and career-best time of 38.74
50-yard freestyle season-best and career-best time of 27.66
100-yard backstroke season-best time of 1:04.07
200-yard freestyle season-best time of 2:05.80
Eraned first varsity letter
Career Bests
50-yard backstroke: 29.15 at Oberlin Invitational on Nov. 22, 2019
50-yard freestyle: 27.66 at Franciscan & vs. Pitt-Bradford on Jan. 27, 2019
100-yard backstroke: 59.36 at OAC Championships on Feb. 13, 2020
200-yard backstroke (BW record): 2:07.81 at OAC Championships at Feb. 16, 2019
200-yard freestyle: 2:05.80 vs. Case Western Reserve on Feb. 2, 2019
400-yard individual medley (BW record): 4:37.44 at OAC Championships on Feb. 13, 2020
500-yard freestyle (BW record): 5:04.60 at OAC Championships on Feb. 14, 2019
1000-yard freestyle (BW record): 10:33.86 at OAC Championships on Feb. 16, 2019
1650-yard freestyle (BW record): 17:39.80 at OAC Championships on Feb. 16, 2019
High School
Four-year letterwinner (one at Mentor and three at Hawken)
Qualified for Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships in 100-backstroke
Placed fourth at Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships in the 500-freestyle as a junior
Qualified for Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships in 200-freestyle as a junior
Placed eighth at Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships in the 500-freestyle as a sophomore
District qualifier in the 200-freestyle and 500-freestyle as a freshman
Personal
Daughter of Jeff and Maria Ratino
This page was last updated on May 4, 2020
Clymer and Ratino Claim Titles, Women’s Swimming and Diving Places Third OAC Championships
Kural Garners First OAC Championship, Women’s Swimming and Diving Third After Day Two of OAC Championships
Women’s Swimming and Diving Sets Two School Records, Claims One Champion on Day One of OAC Championships
Women’s Swimming and Diving Falls to Case Western Reserve in Season Finale
Women’s Swimming and Diving Falls to Crosstown Rival John Carroll University in OAC Finale
Women's Swimming and Diving Team Freezes Out Ohio Northern in OAC Home Finale
Women's Swimming and Diving Corals Buffalo State (N.Y.)
Ratino Garners First Career OAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week Accolade
Women's Swimming and Diving Sets School Record, Places Fourth at Oberlin Invitational
Women's Swimming and Diving Falls to Mount Union in OAC Dual
Women's Swimming and Diving Team Drops Non-Conference Dual to Ohio Wesleyan
Women’s Swimming and Diving Teams Wins a Pair at BW Fall Duals
OAC Champion Bella Ratino and School-Record 200-yard freestyle relay team
OAC Runner-ups Bella Ratino and Erika Nockengost and OAC Champion Marissa Kural
OAC 1-Meter Champion Ellie Clymer and OAC 1650-freestyle Champion Bella Ratino
Marissa Kural and Bella Ratino each won a pair of events (Photos Courtesy of Ed Hall, Jr.)
Bella Ratino (Photo Courtesy of Ed Hall, Jr.)
Bella Ratino
Photo Courtesy of Ed Hall, Jr.