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

Marcelo Acosta

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Alberto Acosta Jiménez[1]
Born	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 26) El Salvador
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Louisville
Medal record Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing 400 m freestyle Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz 1500 m freestyle 2018 Barranquilla 400 m freestyle 2014 Veracruz 400 m freestyle 2018 Barranquilla 1500 m freestyle

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 at 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]

References

External links

• Marcelo Acosta at FINA
• Marcelo Acosta at SwimRankings.net
• Marcelo Acosta at Olympics.com
• Marcelo Acosta at Olympedia

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