Santo Yukio Condorelli (born January 17, 1995) is an Italian competitive

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who previously competed for

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. He competed at the

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, in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, winning a silver medal.

Personal life

Santo Condorelli was born in

Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. "Kita" is the Japanese word for "north", so the town's name, ''Kitahiroshima-shi'', is translated as "North-Hiroshima city" or "city of North-Hiroshima". As of April 30, 2017, the city has an es ...

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, on January 17, 1995, to parents Joseph and Tonya Condorelli. Condorelli was raised in the

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, suburb of

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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.

Swimming

Condorelli competed in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and the 2014 Phillips 66 Summer National Championships while representing the

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. 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

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for the 4 × 100 m Mixed Freestyle Relay alongside

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, Chantal van Landeghem, and

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, and finished 4th at the 100m freestyle event, missing the podium by 0.07 seconds. He also received two individual and two relay medals at the

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. Condorelli swam collegiately for the

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from 2013-2018, utilizing a

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for the 2015 season leading up to the

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. In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team for the

. He finished 4th in the

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in a time of 47.88, missing a bronze medal by 0.03 seconds.

Rituals

Prior to his swims, Condorelli gives

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to his father, who returns the gesture back to him, as a way to boost confidence and relieve stress.

References

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at swimming.ca {{DEFAULTSORT:Condorelli, Santo Living people 1995 births Sportspeople from Hokkaido Swimmers from Portland, Oregon Italian male freestyle swimmers Italian male butterfly swimmers Canadian male freestyle swimmers Canadian male butterfly swimmers American male freestyle swimmers American male butterfly swimmers Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Italian people of Canadian descent American people of Italian descent American people of Canadian descent Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Olympic swimmers for Italy Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Bolles School alumni USC Trojans men's swimmers Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists for Italy