Domenico Acerenza (born 19 January 1995) is an Italian open water swimmer and pool swimmer. He is the

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gold medalist in the 10 kilometre open water swim and the

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silver medalist in the 10 kilometre open water swim. At the

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, he placed ninth in the 1500 metre freestyle.

Career

2019–2021

At the

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, Acerenza won a silver medal in the 5 kilometre mixed team event. He competed at the

in the 1500 metre freestyle, placing ninth. 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

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, finishing within three seconds of gold medalist

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."FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021 – Grand Finale: Men 10km"

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. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Earlier in the competition, Acerenza competed in the first-ever 4×1500 metre mixed open water relay, helping to win the

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."Italy wins inaugural Open Water Mixed Team Relay in Abu Dhabi"

. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.Byrnes, Liz (15 December 2021)
"Gregorio Paltrinieri Steers Italy To Victory in Mixed Open Water Relay In Abu Dhabi"
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''. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

2022

At the 2022 Marathon Swim World Series stop held in

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in May, Acerenza won the silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim, finishing approximately two seconds behind gold medal-winner

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, also of

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.Koos, Torin (28 May 2022)
"'Pure' open water racing , Cunha and Paltrinieri open the FINA Marathon Swim World Series with victories"

. Retrieved 28 May 2022. In June 2022, he won a silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim at the

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, finishing just 1.4 seconds behind

with a time of 1:50:58.2.

(29 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 10km Results"
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''. Retrieved 29 June 2022.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.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). ''

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''. Retrieved 29 June 2022. Earlier in the Championships, he won a bronze medal as part of the open water 6 kilometre team relay.

(26 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 6km Relay Results"
''

''. Retrieved 29 June 2022.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. Two months later, at the

, held in

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, he won the silver medal in the 5 kilometre open water swim with a time of 52:14.2.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."Paltrinieri, oro nella 5 km di fondo agli Europei di nuoto. Argento per Acerenza"
(in Italian). ''

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''. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022. The following day, he won the gold medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim, finishing over three seconds ahead of silver medalist

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with a time of 1:50:33.6.Pérez, Marta (21 August 2022)
"Acerenza y Beck reinan en los 10 km con Pujol décimo y De Valdés undécima"
(in Spanish). ''

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''. Retrieved 21 August 2022."Europei nuoto: oro Italia nella 4x1250 mista in acque libere"
(in Italian). ''

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''. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022. 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.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. On 27 August, at the leg of the 2022 Marathon Swim World Series held in

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in Lac-Mégantic,

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, 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."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 3: Results Men 10km"

. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.Csurka, Gergely (28 August 2022)
"Nyílt vízi úszás: Betlehem Dávid első egyéni vk-dobogója"
(in Hungarian). ''

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''. Retrieved 28 August 2022. Three months later, in November at the final leg of the 2022 World Series, held in

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, 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."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 5: Results Mixed 4x1500m"

. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022. Heading into the final leg, he was the second-highest ranking male Italian competitor overall with a score of 1500 points."Coppa del Mondo. 4x1500 mixed di bronzo. Sabato la 10 chilometri"
(in Italian). ''

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''. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022. 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

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of Hungary."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 – Leg 5: Results Men 10km"

. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022. For his performances across the whole 2022 World Series, he ranked as the fourth highest-scoring male competitor with a total of 2000 points."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022: Men Ranking 2022"

. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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

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of Hungary with a time of 1:47:20.10.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). ''

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''. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Acerenza, Domenico 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Potenza Italian male freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Italian male long-distance swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Italy 21st-century Italian sportsmen Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics