Dario Verani (born 1 January 1995) is an Italian competitive

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. At the

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, he won the world title and gold medal in the 25 kilometre open water swim. He won the silver medal in the 25 kilometre open water swim at the

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and the bronze medal in the 5 kilometre open water swim at the

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. He was champion in the 5 kilometre open water swim at the inaugural Mediterranean Beach Games in 2015.

Career

2015 Mediterranean Beach Games

At the

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, held in

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in the summer, Verani won his first gold medal in the 5 kilometer open water swim with a time of 56 minutes and 8.2 seconds.Munatones, Steven (30 August 2015)
"Dario Verani Win 1st Mediterranean Beach Games"
''openwaterswimming.com''. Retrieved 9 July 2022. He won his second gold medal in the open water mixed 5 kilometre team relay event, helping finish ahead of the silver medal team, also from Italy, and the bronze medal team from

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.Tedesco, Francesco (31 August 2015)
"Syria wins gold at Mediterranean Beach Games"
'' ANSA Med''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

2018–2021

For the 2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series leg held at

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in August, Verani won the silver medal in the 10 kilometre swim with a time of 1:56:52.90, finishing just 0.40 seconds behind gold medalist

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."FINA/Hosa Marathon Swim World Series 2018 - Leg 6 Results: Men 10km"
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''. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2022. The following year, he won the bronze medal in the 10 kilometre swim at the 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series leg number five, held at

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in Canada in July, finishing in a time of 1:53:44.59."FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2019 - Leg 5 Results: Men 10km"
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''. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022. Later in the World Series, at leg number six held at Lake Mégantic in Canada in August, he finished behind

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in the 10 kilometre swim with a time of 2:06:48.10 to win the silver medal."FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2019 - Leg 6 Results: Men 10km"
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''. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022. In 2021, at the

, held in

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, Hungary and postponed one year due to the

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, Verani won the bronze medal in the 5 kilometer open water swim with a time of 55 minutes and 46.6 seconds, which was 3.3 seconds slower than gold medalist

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off Italy and 1.5 seconds slower than silver medalist

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.Tiseo, Giandomenico (12 May 2021)
"Nuoto di fondo, Paltrinieri re d'Europa nella 5 km: vittoria allo sprint! Sorpresa Verani: bronzo!"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 9 July 2022."Communiqué de presse – mercredi 12 mai 2021: Championnats d'Europe du 10 au 23 mai 2021 à Budapest – J3"
(in French). ''

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''. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022."Gli Azzurri ai Campionati Europei"
(in Italian). ''

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''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

2022 World Aquatics Championships

Leading up to the

, Verani gained competition experience at the first leg of the 2022 FINA Marathon Swim World Series, held in

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in May, placing fifth in the 10 kilometre swim with a time of 1 hour, 53 minutes, and 59.20 seconds."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 - Leg 1 Results: Men 10km"
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''. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022. On the final day of open water swimming competition at the World Championships the following month, he won the gold medal in the 25 kilometre open water swim with a time of 5 hours, 2 minutes, and 21.5 seconds.

(30 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 25km Results"
''

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''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.Bonzi, Gianmario (30 June 2022)
"Verani, loro dopo la laurea Sprint irresistibile nella 25 km"
(in Italian). '' Quotidiano.net''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.Spada, Enrico (30 June 2022)
"LIVE Nuoto di fondo, 25 km Mondiali 2022 in DIRETTA: DARIO VERANI, ORO DA LEGGENDA! Pozzobon quarta, Furlan settimo"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.Zonca, Giulia (1 July 2022)
"Verani colosso d'oro La maratona in acqua parla ancora italiano"
(in Italian). ''

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''. Retrieved 9 July 2022."Verani, che bella impresa È oro nella 25 chilometri"
(in Italian). ''

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''. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022. He finished 1.2 seconds ahead of 2017 and 2019 World champion in the event, Axel Reymond of France, pulling ahead of the Frenchman in the last 100 metres of the race."Axel Reymond, vice-champion du monde du 25 km remporté par Dario Verani"
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''. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022. Following the completion of the World Championships,

removed the 25 kilometre open water swim from the

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.D'Addona, Dan (22 September 2022)
"FINA Removes 25K Open Water Event from 2023 World Championships"
''

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''. Retrieved 13 April 2023."25km marathon swim removed from Fukuoka World Championships"
''athletistic.com''. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023. The discontinuation of the event was expanded by

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beyond the 2023 World Championships in April 2023 to other future editions of the

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.Keith, Braden (11 April 2023)
"World Aquatics Drops 25KM Open Water Race from World Championships Program Going Forward"
''

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''. Retrieved 13 April 2023. Verani returned to competition post-world title win nine days later at the second leg of the 2022 Marathon Swim World Series, held in

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, France at

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, placing eleventh in the 10 kilometre swim with a time of 1:51:50.30."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Men 10km"
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''. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022. The following day, he won a gold medal as part of the 4×1500 metre team relay, helping finish in a time of 1:07:51.74."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 - Leg 2: Results Mixed 4x1500m"
''

''. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.Arcobelli, Stefano (10 July 2022)
"Paltrinieri fa vincere la staffetta. Galossi e la piccola Italia d'oro"
(in Italian). ''

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''. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

2022 European Aquatics Championships

At the

, in the 25 kilometre open water swim, Verani and the other athletes had their results delayed due to critical race conditions, including waves that caused judges to interrupt the athletes during competition, which impacted the ease of processing results for the event because of unanticipated stopping and potential starting (delayed continuation) of athletes during racing.Spada, Enrico (20 August 2022)
"LIVE Nuoto di fondo, Europei 2022 in DIRETTA: caos pazzesco, gara interrotta! Tre azzurri erano davanti, e adesso?"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 20 August 2022. Ultimately, the event was canceled and the decision to award no medals was made by the judges due to the stop of the competitors around the 19 to 20 kilometre mark, the judges not being able to determine an order of arrival and deciding to not let the swimmers start again where they left off to continue on and finish the race."Europei, cancellata la 25km. La rabbia di Verani: "È inammissibile""
(in Italian). ''

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''. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022."Europei di Nuoto, nota ufficiale della Len: la 25 km di fondo è cancellata"
(in Italian). ''ilfaroonline.it''. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022. Following external review of the race ending approximately three months later, in November, LEN decided to award medals and rankings, which included Verani winning the silver medal and helping to achieve a sweep of all medals in the event by Italian swimmers with

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winning the gold medal and

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winning the bronze medal."LEN Announces Revision Of Open Water Swimming Results"
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''. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.Arcobelli, Stefano (25 November 2022)
"La medaglie europee della 25 km risarcite all'Italia: Sanzullo campione"
(in Italian). ''

''. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

2022 World Series conclusion

Seven days later, Verani swam the 10 kilometre open water swim in a time of 1:51:15.33 at the third leg of the 2022 Marathon Swim World Series, held in Lac-Mégantic, Canada, placing seventh."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 - Leg 3: Results Men 10km"
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''. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022. In November, he won a bronze medal in the 4×1500 metre mixed open water relay at the fifth and final leg of the World Series, held in

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, helping achieve a finish in 1:06:37.00."Coppa del Mondo. 4x1500 mixed di bronzo. Sabato la 10 chilometri"
(in Italian). ''

''. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022. The second of two days, he finished with a time of 1:46:49.70 in the 10 kilometre open water swim, placing seventh."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 - Leg 5: Results Men 10km"
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''. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022. Based on his results in his individual events for the whole World Series, Verani earned a total of 1500 points, tying

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for sixth in terms of overall highest-scoring male competitors."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022: Men Ranking 2022"
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''. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

2023

On day one of the 2023 Italian National Championships in

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, and conducted in long course metres, Verani ranked seventeenth in the 400 metre freestyle preliminaries with a personal best time of 3:56.37."Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 400 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''

''. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023. He competed in the evening b-final of the event as well, placing seventh within the final with a personal best time of 3:56.16."Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 400 m Stile Libero - Uomini Finale"
(in Italian). ''

''. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023. For the 800 metre freestyle on the third day, he completed the race in a time of 8:07.88 and was not classified as he competed in series 3."Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 800 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''

''. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023. Concluding the Championships with the 1500 metre freestyle on the fifth and final day, he placed eleventh with a personal best time of 15:25.88."Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 1500 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''

''. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

International championships

Marathon Swim World Series circuits

Verani has won the following medals at Marathon Swim World Series circuits."Dario Verani: Medals"
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''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Legend: b – b-final

Awards and honours

* Veterans of Sport &

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, Athlete of the Year: 2022 (awarded November 2022)"Dario Verani è atleta dell'anno Omino de Ferro a Claudio Scali"
(in Italian). ''Il Telegrafo''. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verani, Dario 1995 births Living people Italian male long-distance swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming 21st-century Italian sportsmen Sportspeople from Cecina, Tuscany