Andrea Mitchell "Mitch" D'Arrigo (born 28 April 1995), is a freestyle

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who has competed internationally for Italy and for the United States. He specializes in the men's 400 metre freestyle event, where he won two silver medals and one bronze medal representing Italy at the European Championships. He also earned silver and bronze medals for Italy in the men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay events at the World and European Championships. D'Arrigo competed for Italy at the

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in the men's 200 metre freestyle and men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay. He also competed for the United States at the 2017 World University Games, winning a silver medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay. D'Arrigo was born in

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, Italy, and moved to

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, where he attended

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as a high school senior. He joined the

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team in 2013. D'Arrigo has dual citizenship; his father is Italian and his mother is American.

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