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.
marcelo, acosta, marcelo, alberto, acosta, jiménez, born, july, 1996, retired, salvadoran, swimmer, personal, informationfull, namemarcelo, alberto, acosta, jiménez, born, 1996, july, 1996, salvadorsportsportswimmingstrokesfreestylecollege, teamuniversity, lou. Marcelo Alberto Acosta Jimenez born 11 July 1996 1 is a retired Salvadoran swimmer 2 Marcelo AcostaPersonal informationFull nameMarcelo Alberto Acosta Jimenez 1 Born 1996 07 11 11 July 1996 age 26 El SalvadorSportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleCollege teamUniversity of LouisvilleMedal record Youth Olympic Games2014 Nanjing 400 m freestyleCentral American and Caribbean Games2014 Veracruz 1500 m freestyle2018 Barranquilla 400 m freestyle2014 Veracruz 400 m freestyle2018 Barranquilla 1500 m freestyleCareer EditAt 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 On 20 June 2022 Marcelo announced his retirement from professional swimming 6 References Edit a b Marcelo Acosta Olympedia Retrieved 26 August 2021 Vilorio Karen 7 March 2016 Marcelo Acosta Makes El Salvador History With First Olympic A Cut SwimSwam Vilorio Karen 2016 03 08 Marcelo Acosta Makes El Salvador History With First Olympic A Cut SwimSwam Retrieved 2022 09 09 Marcelo Acosta Swimming amp Diving University of Louisville Athletics Retrieved 2021 08 30 Swimming ACOSTA Marcelo Tokyo 2020 Olympics Olympics com tokyo 2020 Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 2021 08 30 Retrieved 2021 08 30 Marcelo Acosta Disfrute mucho de mi carrera El grafico in Spanish El Grafico Retrieved 2021 08 30 External links EditMarcelo Acosta at FINA Marcelo Acosta at SwimRankings net Marcelo Acosta at Olympics com Marcelo Acosta at Olympedia This biographical article related to a Salvadoran swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marcelo Acosta amp oldid 1120881213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
