Santo Condorelli
Personal information
Full nameSanto Yukio Condorelli
National team Canada (2015–2018)[1]
 Italy (2018–Present)
Born (1995-01-17) January 17, 1995
Kita-hiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubBolles School[2]
Aurelia Nuoto
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2015 Kazan4×100 m mixed freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2018 Hangzhou4×50 m freestyle
Representing the USC Trojans
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Iowa City4×100 y freestyle

Santo Yukio Condorelli (born January 17, 1995) is an Italian competitive swimmer who previously competed for Canada.[3] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, winning a silver medal.[4][5]

Personal life

Santo Condorelli was born in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan, on January 17, 1995, to parents Joseph and Tonya Condorelli. Condorelli was raised in the Portland, Oregon, suburb of Lake Oswego[6] and began swimming when he was 5 years old with the encouragement of his father. He was able to compete for the Canadian team because his mother was born and raised in Kenora, Ontario., and for Italy because of his father.[7]

Swimming

Condorelli competed in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and the 2014 Phillips 66 Summer National Championships while representing the United States.[7] At the 2013 American Junior National Swimming Championships, he set an American National Age Group Record for the 17-18 age group in the 100 m Freestyle. Starting in 2015, he began to represent Canada, and received a bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships for the 4 × 100 m Mixed Freestyle Relay alongside Yuri Kisil, Chantal van Landeghem, and Sandrine Mainville, and finished 4th at the 100m freestyle event, missing the podium by 0.07 seconds.[8] He also received two individual and two relay medals at the 2015 Pan American Games.[9]

Condorelli swam collegiately for the University of Southern California from 2013 to 2018, utilizing a redshirt for the 2015 season leading up to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10] He finished 4th in the 100 m freestyle in a time of 47.88, missing a bronze medal by 0.03 seconds.

Rituals

Prior to his swims, Condorelli gives the finger to his father, who returns the gesture back to him, as a way to boost confidence and relieve stress.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Santo Condorelli". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Jenny (November 13, 2012). "Getting to Know the Bolles School Dream Team". Swimswam. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ COC Profile
  4. ↑ "Rosà all'Olimpiade con Manuel Frigo". Vicenzareport - Notizie, Cronaca, Cultura, Sport di Vicenza e provincia (in Italian). 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  5. ↑ "Swimming CONDORELLI Santo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  6. ↑ Sherman, Matt (August 11, 2016). "Santo Condorelli shines for Canada in Brazil". Lake Oswego Review. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Santo Condorelli". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  8. ↑ "Omega Timing - Results - 16th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Kazan Russia 7/24/2015 - 8/9/2015". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  9. ↑ "Swimming Schedule & Results - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  10. ↑ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Santo Condorelli Flips His Dad Off Before Races In Best Ritual Ever". The Huffington Post. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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