Simone Cerasuolo

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Simone Cerasuolo
Personal information
National teamItaly Italy
Born (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 18)[1]
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight89 kg (196 lb)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubGS Fiamme Oro[3]
Imolanuoto[3][4]
CoachCesare Casella[4]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Junior Championships 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rome 100 m breaststroke

Simone Cerasuolo (born 22 June 2003) is an Italian competitive swimmer. He is the world junior record holder in the short course 50 metre and 100 metre breaststroke events. At the 2021 European Junior Championships, he won a gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke.

Early life[]

Cerasuolo was born 22 June 2003 in Italy.[1] He has swum for GS Fiamme Oro and Imolanuoto in national and regional competitions, and is coached by Cesare Casella.[3][4]

Career[]

2021[]

On 25 April 2021, at the Italian Regional Championships of Emilia-Romagna, Cerasuolo set a new world junior record and European junior record in the short course 50 metre breaststroke event with a time of 26.26 seconds, which broke the former records of 26.31 set by Nicolò Martinenghi of Italy in 2017.[4]

2021 European Junior Championships[]

2021 European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 50 m breaststroke 27.29
Bronze medal – third place 100 m breaststroke 1:01.56

At the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome, and held at the Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Cerasuolo swam a personal best time of 1:00.78 in the prelims heats of the 100 metre breaststroke.[1] In the final of the 100 metre breaststroke the following day, 8 July, he placed third with a time of 1:01.56, winning the bronze medal in the event.[5][6] Cerasuolo won the gold medal in the final of the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 27.29 seconds, bringing his total medal count to two medals in individual events for the Championships.[7][8][9]

2021 Italian Short Course Championships[]

At the short course 2021 Italian National Championships in Riccione, Cerasuolo broke his own world junior and European junior records in the 50 metre breaststroke with an event winning time of 25.85 seconds.[3][10] In the 100 metre breaststroke, Cerasuolo set new world junior and European junior records with a time of 56.66 seconds that won him the event by finishing over three tenths of a second ahead of the former world junior record holder and second-place finisher Nicolò Martinenghi.[11][12]

Personal best times[]

Long course metres (50 m pool)[]

Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
50 m breaststroke 27.29 2021 European Junior Championships Rome 9 July 2021 [7]
100 m breaststroke 1:00.78 h 2021 European Junior Championships Rome 7 July 2021 [1][12]

Legend: h – heat

Short course metres (25 m pool)[]

Event Time Meet Location Date Notes Ref
50 m breaststroke 25.85 2021 Italian Short Course National Championships Riccione 30 November 2021 WJ [3][10]
100 m breaststroke 56.66 2021 Italian Short Course National Championships Riccione 1 December 2021 WJ [11][12]

Legend: WJ – World Junior record

World records[]

World junior records[]

Short course metres[]

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Ref
1 50 m breaststroke 26.26 2021 Italian Regional Championships Riccione 25 April 2021 17 Former [4]
2 50 m breaststroke (2) 25.85 2021 Italian Short Course National Championships Riccione 30 November 2021 18 Current [3][10]
3 100 m breaststroke 56.66 2021 Italian Short Course National Championships Riccione 1 December 2021 18 Current [11]

Honours and awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d LEN (7 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rime - Italy: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Preliminary". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cisale, Giusy (14 January 2022). "Simone Cerasuolo Set 2 WJRs In Short Course; How Good Can He Be In Long Course?". SwimSwam. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f FIN (30 November 2021). "Campionato Italiano Assoluto Frecciarossa - V. 25m: Risulti 50 m Rana - Uomini" (in Italian). Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Lepesant, Anne (26 April 2021). "Simone Cerasuolo Sets World Junior Record In SCM 50 Breast With 26.26". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ LEN (8 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rime - Italy: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ^ Johnson, Annika (8 July 2021). "2021 European Junior Championships Day 3 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b LEN (9 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rime - Italy: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Final". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. ^ Sutherland, James (9 July 2021). "2021 European Junior Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ^ Byrnes, Liz (9 July 2021). "Miladinov Adds Junior 100 Fly Gold To European Silver; Popovici Blasts 1:45.26 For 200 Free CR". Swimming World. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Race, Retta (30 November 2021). "Simone Cerasuolo Posts New World Junior Record In 50 Breast". SwimSwam. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. ^ a b c FIN (1 December 2021). "Campionato Italiano Assoluto Frecciarossa - V. 25m: Risulti 100 m Rana - Uomini" (in Italian). Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  12. ^ a b c Race, Retta (1 December 2021). "Cerasuolo Nails Encore SCM 100 Breast World Junior Record – 56.66". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  13. ^ Sutherland, James (3 December 2021). "Swim of the Week: Simone Cerasuolo Knocks Four-Tenths Off 50 Breast WJR – 25.85". SwimSwam. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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