Marcelo Acosta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Marcelo Acosta
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo Alberto Acosta Jiménez[1]
Born (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28)
El Salvador
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Louisville
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing 400 m freestyle
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla 1500 m freestyle

Marcelo Alberto Acosta Jiménez (born 11 July 1996)[1] is a retired Salvadoran swimmer.[2]

Career

At the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, Acosta set the Games record in the 1500m freestyle at 15:22.43. At the 2015 Pan American Games, he carried the Salvadoran flag into the stadium.[citation needed]

As of August 2016, he holds the Salvadoran records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and 1500 meters.

In 2016, Marcelo Acosta became the first swimmer from El Salvador to qualify for the Olympic Games with an "A" cut. At the third stop of the Arena Pro Series in Orlando, Acosta won the 1500m race with a time of 15:13.09.[3]

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Acosta finished 22nd in the 1500m freestyle with a new national record time of 15:08.17.

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Acosta finished in 14th place in both the 800 m freestyle at 7:55.70 and the 1500m freestyle at 15:04:79.

He competed for the University of Louisville.[4]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

On 20 June 2022 Marcelo announced his retirement from professional swimming,[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marcelo Acosta". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ Vilorio, Karen (7 March 2016). "Marcelo Acosta Makes El Salvador History With First Olympic "A" Cut". SwimSwam.
  3. ^ Vilorio, Karen (2016-03-08). "Marcelo Acosta Makes El Salvador History With First Olympic "A" Cut". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  4. ^ "Marcelo Acosta - Swimming & Diving". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. ^ "Swimming ACOSTA Marcelo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. ^ "Marcelo Acosta: "Disfruté mucho de mi carrera"". El grafico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-30.


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