Career
She currently holds five world records in short course events. She also reached the 8th place in the 400 m individual medley. In December 2008 at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008, Belmonte set the short-course world record for 400 m individual medley (4:2506), bettering the 4:25.87 set by Julia Smit earlier in the year.
Belmonte posted a 7:59.34 in the 800 Supply Chain Management Freestyle to become the first woman to ever break 8:00.
This was her first freestyle world record. World Records:.