Domenico Acerenza
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)
Potenza, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportOpen water swimming, pool swimming
Event(s)5 km, 10 km, 1500 m
ClubGruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka Team event
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju Team event
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 5 km open water
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest Team relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 10 km open water
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona 1500 m freestyle

Domenico Acerenza (born 19 January 1995) is an Italian open water swimmer and pool swimmer. He is the 2022 European Aquatics Championships gold medalist in the 10 kilometre open water swim and the 2022 World Aquatics Championships silver medalist in the 10 kilometre open water swim. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he placed ninth in the 1500 metre freestyle.

Career

2019–2021

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, Acerenza won a silver medal in the 5 kilometre mixed team event.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metre freestyle, placing ninth.[2][3]

In December 2021, Acerenza swam a personal best time of 1:48.12.0 in the 10 kilometer open water swim to win the silver medal in the event as part of the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, finishing within three seconds of gold medalist Florian Wellbrock.[4] Earlier in the competition, Acerenza competed in the first-ever 4×1500 metre mixed open water relay, helping to win the gold medal.[5][6]

2022

At the 2022 Marathon Swim World Series stop held in Setúbal, Portugal at Albarquel in May, Acerenza won the silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim, finishing approximately two seconds behind gold medal-winner Gregorio Paltrinieri, also of Italy.[7]

In June 2022, he won a silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, finishing just 1.4 seconds behind Gregorio Paltrinieri with a time of 1:50:58.2.[8][9][10] Earlier in the Championships, he won a bronze medal as part of the open water 6 kilometre team relay.[11][12] Two months later, at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in Rome, he won the silver medal in the 5 kilometre open water swim with a time of 52:14.2.[13][14] The following day, he won the gold medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim, finishing over three seconds ahead of silver medalist Marc-Antoine Olivier of France with a time of 1:50:33.6.[15][16] In the mixed team relay later in the day, he won a second gold medal, helping achieve a first-place finish in 59:43.1.[16][17]

On 27 August, at the leg of the 2022 Marathon Swim World Series held in Lake Mégantic in Lac-Mégantic, Canada, Acerenza climbed in overall rank for the World Series to fourth with his gold medal-win in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:50:50.83.[18][19]

Three months later, in November at the final leg of the 2022 World Series, held in Eilat, Israel, Acerenza started off on day one with a fourth-place finish in the 4×1500 metre mixed open water relay, contributing to a final time of 1:06:39.50.[20] Heading into the final leg, he was the second-highest ranking male Italian competitor overall with a score of 1500 points.[21] The following day, he placed fifth in the 10 kilometre open water swim, finishing in a time of 1:46:45.50, which was 1.30 second behind bronze medalist Dávid Betlehem of Hungary.[22] For his performances across the whole 2022 World Series, he ranked as the fourth highest-scoring male competitor with a total of 2000 points.[23]

2023

For the leg of the 2023 FINA Open Water Tour conducted in Golfo Aranci in May, Acerenza placed second overall in the 10 kilometre open water swim behind Kristóf Rasovszky of Hungary with a time of 1:47:20.10.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Team event results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Swimming: ACERENZA Domenico". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Nuoto, Domenico Acerenza alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo – TGR Basilicata". TGR. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ^ "FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021 – Grand Finale: Men 10km". FINA. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Italy wins inaugural Open Water Mixed Team Relay in Abu Dhabi". FINA. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ Byrnes, Liz (15 December 2021). "Gregorio Paltrinieri Steers Italy To Victory in Mixed Open Water Relay In Abu Dhabi". Swimming World. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  7. ^ Koos, Torin (28 May 2022). "'Pure' open water racing | Cunha and Paltrinieri open the FINA Marathon Swim World Series with victories". FINA. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ^ FINA (29 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 10km Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ Aita, Alessandro (29 June 2022). "Nuoto di fondo, Domenico Acerenza: "Con Paltrinieri ogni allenamento è una gara. Se è un sogna, non svegliatemi"" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^ Fantini, Daniele (29 June 2022). "Nuoto, Mondiali: Italia Stellare Nella 10 km In Acque Libere! Oro A Gregorio Paltrinieri, Argento A Domenico Acerenza" (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. ^ FINA (26 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 6km Relay Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  12. ^ Santangelo, Roberto (29 June 2022). "Nuoto di fondo, chi è Domenico Acerenza: il lucano che a 27 anni è diventato grande" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  13. ^ Tiseo, Giandomenico (20 August 2022). "POSEIDONE D'ITALIA! Gregorio Paltrinieri doma le onde di Ostia ed è campione d'Europa della 5 km! Magica doppietta: argento per Acerenza!" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Paltrinieri, oro nella 5 km di fondo agli Europei di nuoto. Argento per Acerenza" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  15. ^ Pérez, Marta (21 August 2022). "Acerenza y Beck reinan en los 10 km con Pujol décimo y De Valdés undécima" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Europei nuoto: oro Italia nella 4x1250 mista in acque libere" (in Italian). ANSA. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  17. ^ Tiseo, Giandomenico (21 August 2022). "L'ITALIA CAVALCA L'ONDA! Bruni, Taddeucci, Paltrinieri e Acerenza chiudono in bellezza e si tingono d'oro nella staffetta in acque libere!" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  18. ^ "FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 3: Results Men 10km". FINA. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  19. ^ Csurka, Gergely (28 August 2022). "Nyílt vízi úszás: Betlehem Dávid első egyéni vk-dobogója" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  20. ^ "FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 5: Results Mixed 4x1500m". FINA. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Coppa del Mondo. 4x1500 mixed di bronzo. Sabato la 10 chilometri" (in Italian). Italian Swimming Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  22. ^ "FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 5: Results Men 10km". FINA. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  23. ^ "FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022: Men Ranking 2022". FINA. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  24. ^ Arcobelli, Stefanó (20 May 2023). "Lo show della 10 km a Golfo Aranci: vince Rasovszky su Acerenza, Guidi quarto e Greg sesto. Donne: trionfo Beck su Taddeucci e Gabbrielleschi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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