Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ọnwa Ọgọst afọ 2012, Belmonte nwetara ọlaọcha abụọ n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke afọ 2012 e mere na Lọndọn. Ihe nrite mbụ o nwetara bụ ọlaọcha n'asọmpi
Ọ na-efe efe n'ebe dị mita 200. Ọ bụghị naanị na ọ bụ nrite mbụ ya n'egwuregwu Olimpik, ọ bụ nrite mbụ nwanyị a mụrụ na Spain nwetara n'egwu mmiri n'egwuregwu Olimpik, ọ bụkwa nrite mbụ maka Spain n'egwuregwu ọ bụla na Egwuregwu Olimpik nke 2012. Ihe nrite nke abụọ ya bụkwa ọlaọcha, oge a na 800-mita freestyle n'azụ Katie Ledecky dị afọ iri na ise na n'ihu onye na-edekọ ụwa Rebecca Adlington. Ọ ghọrọ onye mbụ na-egwu mmiri Spanish iji merie ihe nrite abụọ n'egwuregwu Olympic.