{"id":189708,"date":"2016-03-05T17:33:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T00:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=189708"},"modified":"2016-03-05T17:33:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T00:33:15","slug":"marcela-acosta-sets-salvadorian-record-1500-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marcela-acosta-sets-salvadorian-record-1500-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcela Acosta Sets Salvadorian Record in 1500 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El Salvador&#8217;s <strong>Marcelo Acosta<\/strong> set a national record with a win in the men&#8217;s 1500-meter free at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Acosta hit the wall in a time of 15:13.09. \u00a0That crushed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-cochrane-cruises-to-pan-american-games-mark-in-1500-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">his previous record of 15:16.26 from the 2015 Pan American Games<\/a>, and moved him to ninth in the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>With that FINA A cut, Acosta is the first swimmer from his country to earn a berth in the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Club Wolverine&#8217;s <strong>Connor Jaeger<\/strong>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/connor-jaeger-dominates-1500-free-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\"> the third-ranked swimmer in the world with a 15:06.24 from Austin<\/a>, took second tonight in 15:14.68.<\/p>\n<p>Gator&#8217;s <strong>True Sweetser<\/strong> picked up third tonight in the event with a time of 15:14.92 to move to 12th in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Plymouth&#8217;s <strong>Andrew Abruzzo<\/strong>, 16, dropped 15 seconds from his seed time to take fourth in 15:15.99 out of the earlier heats, while Badger&#8217;s <strong>Zane Grothe<\/strong> finished fifth in 15:24.94.<\/p>\n<p>NCAP&#8217;s <strong>Andrew Gemmell<\/strong> (15:28.14), Sarasota&#8217;s <strong>Theodore Smith<\/strong> (15:32.66) and Club Wolverine&#8217;s <strong>Sean Ryan<\/strong> (15:33.53) completed the top eight.<\/p>\n<pre>  1 Acosta, Marcelo  19 Azura Florida Aq 15:16.26   15:13.09 NATS   \r\n                 27.88        58.79 (30.91)\r\n        1:29.49 (30.70)     1:59.87 (30.38)\r\n        2:30.88 (31.01)     3:01.36 (30.48)\r\n        3:32.04 (30.68)     4:02.55 (30.51)\r\n        4:33.39 (30.84)     5:03.50 (30.11)\r\n        5:34.31 (30.81)     6:04.69 (30.38)\r\n        6:35.56 (30.87)     7:05.79 (30.23)\r\n        7:36.34 (30.55)     8:06.85 (30.51)\r\n        8:37.38 (30.53)     9:08.04 (30.66)\r\n        9:38.67 (30.63)    10:09.39 (30.72)\r\n       10:40.39 (31.00)    11:10.62 (30.23)\r\n       11:41.16 (30.54)    12:12.01 (30.85)\r\n       12:42.43 (30.42)    13:12.98 (30.55)\r\n       13:44.11 (31.13)    14:14.29 (30.18)\r\n       14:44.07 (29.78)    15:13.09 (29.02)\r\n  2 Jaeger, Connor   24 Club Wolverine-M 14:41.20   15:14.68 NATS   \r\n                 28.25        58.96 (30.71)\r\n        1:29.50 (30.54)     2:00.10 (30.60)\r\n        2:31.06 (30.96)     3:01.53 (30.47)\r\n        3:32.11 (30.58)     4:02.76 (30.65)\r\n        4:33.38 (30.62)     5:03.78 (30.40)\r\n        5:34.40 (30.62)     6:04.84 (30.44)\r\n        6:35.60 (30.76)     7:05.95 (30.35)\r\n        7:36.45 (30.50)     8:07.40 (30.95)\r\n        8:39.83 (32.43)     9:10.80 (30.97)\r\n        9:41.43 (30.63)    10:11.98 (30.55)\r\n       10:42.56 (30.58)    11:13.01 (30.45)\r\n       11:43.73 (30.72)    12:14.32 (30.59)\r\n       12:45.13 (30.81)    13:15.58 (30.45)\r\n       13:46.06 (30.48)    14:16.05 (29.99)\r\n       14:45.89 (29.84)    15:14.68 (28.79)\r\n  3 Sweetser, True   18 Gator Swim Club- 15:10.73   15:14.92 NATS   \r\n                 28.66        59.57 (30.91)\r\n        1:30.46 (30.89)     2:01.04 (30.58)\r\n        2:31.85 (30.81)     3:02.55 (30.70)\r\n        3:33.27 (30.72)     4:03.83 (30.56)\r\n        4:34.48 (30.65)     5:05.05 (30.57)\r\n        5:35.66 (30.61)     6:06.37 (30.71)\r\n        6:36.87 (30.50)     7:07.36 (30.49)\r\n        7:37.90 (30.54)     8:08.29 (30.39)\r\n        8:39.12 (30.83)     9:09.48 (30.36)\r\n        9:39.95 (30.47)    10:10.39 (30.44)\r\n       10:41.22 (30.83)    11:11.90 (30.68)\r\n       11:42.82 (30.92)    12:13.62 (30.80)\r\n       12:45.04 (31.42)    13:16.08 (31.04)\r\n       13:46.61 (30.53)    14:16.68 (30.07)\r\n       14:46.17 (29.49)    15:14.92 (28.75)\r\n  4 Abruzzo, Andrew  16 Plymouth Whitema 15:30.93   15:15.99 NATS   \r\n                 27.80        57.91 (30.11)\r\n        1:28.04 (30.13)     1:58.45 (30.41)\r\n        2:29.00 (30.55)     2:59.57 (30.57)\r\n        3:29.90 (30.33)     4:00.51 (30.61)\r\n        4:31.04 (30.53)     5:01.63 (30.59)\r\n        5:31.86 (30.23)     6:02.53 (30.67)\r\n        6:33.06 (30.53)     7:03.78 (30.72)\r\n        7:34.59 (30.81)     8:05.19 (30.60)\r\n        8:35.66 (30.47)     9:06.53 (30.87)\r\n        9:37.35 (30.82)    10:08.37 (31.02)\r\n       10:38.82 (30.45)    11:09.59 (30.77)\r\n       11:40.32 (30.73)    12:11.48 (31.16)\r\n       12:42.36 (30.88)    13:13.61 (31.25)\r\n       13:44.36 (30.75)    14:15.42 (31.06)\r\n       14:46.22 (30.80)    15:15.99 (29.77)\r\n  5 Grothe, Zane     23 Badger Swim Club 15:19.28   15:24.94 NATS   \r\n                 27.46        57.47 (30.01)\r\n        1:27.96 (30.49)     1:58.47 (30.51)\r\n        2:28.98 (30.51)     2:59.52 (30.54)\r\n        3:29.98 (30.46)     4:00.67 (30.69)\r\n        4:31.23 (30.56)     5:02.22 (30.99)\r\n        5:33.09 (30.87)     6:04.08 (30.99)\r\n        6:35.17 (31.09)     7:06.52 (31.35)\r\n        7:37.82 (31.30)     8:09.32 (31.50)\r\n        8:40.96 (31.64)     9:12.89 (31.93)\r\n        9:44.61 (31.72)    10:16.46 (31.85)\r\n       10:47.91 (31.45)    11:19.51 (31.60)\r\n       11:50.74 (31.23)    12:22.34 (31.60)\r\n       12:53.93 (31.59)    13:25.08 (31.15)\r\n       13:55.99 (30.91)    14:26.12 (30.13)\r\n       14:56.23 (30.11)    15:24.94 (28.71)\r\n  6 Gemmell, Andrew  25 Nation's Capital 15:07.82   15:28.14 NATS   \r\n                 28.83        59.55 (30.72)\r\n        1:30.56 (31.01)     2:01.20 (30.64)\r\n        2:32.07 (30.87)     3:02.81 (30.74)\r\n        3:33.67 (30.86)     4:04.06 (30.39)\r\n        4:34.83 (30.77)     5:05.43 (30.60)\r\n        5:36.16 (30.73)     6:06.79 (30.63)\r\n        6:37.65 (30.86)     7:08.26 (30.61)\r\n        7:39.22 (30.96)     8:10.09 (30.87)\r\n        8:41.46 (31.37)     9:12.58 (31.12)\r\n        9:44.14 (31.56)    10:15.43 (31.29)\r\n       10:46.89 (31.46)    11:18.31 (31.42)\r\n       11:49.54 (31.23)    12:20.86 (31.32)\r\n       12:52.46 (31.60)    13:23.94 (31.48)\r\n       13:55.42 (31.48)    14:26.92 (31.50)\r\n       14:58.29 (31.37)    15:28.14 (29.85)\r\n  7 Smith, Theodore  16 Sarasota Tsunami 15:42.07   15:32.66 NATS   \r\n                 29.26      1:00.08 (30.82)\r\n        1:31.25 (31.17)     2:02.19 (30.94)\r\n        2:33.55 (31.36)     3:04.79 (31.24)\r\n        3:35.64 (30.85)     4:06.93 (31.29)\r\n        4:38.01 (31.08)     5:09.23 (31.22)\r\n        5:40.56 (31.33)     6:12.00 (31.44)\r\n        6:43.00 (31.00)     7:14.23 (31.23)\r\n        7:45.36 (31.13)     8:16.55 (31.19)\r\n        8:47.62 (31.07)     9:18.77 (31.15)\r\n        9:50.17 (31.40)    10:21.52 (31.35)\r\n       10:52.87 (31.35)    11:24.30 (31.43)\r\n       11:55.41 (31.11)    12:26.75 (31.34)\r\n       12:57.97 (31.22)    13:29.27 (31.30)\r\n       14:00.39 (31.12)    14:31.69 (31.30)\r\n       15:02.62 (30.93)    15:32.66 (30.04)\r\n  8 Ryan, Sean       23 Club Wolverine-M 15:03.82   15:33.53 NATS   \r\n                 29.11      1:00.62 (31.51)\r\n        1:32.13 (31.51)     2:03.84 (31.71)\r\n        2:35.32 (31.48)     3:06.73 (31.41)\r\n        3:37.86 (31.13)     4:08.96 (31.10)\r\n        4:40.18 (31.22)     5:11.30 (31.12)\r\n        5:42.11 (30.81)     6:13.03 (30.92)\r\n        6:43.97 (30.94)     7:14.58 (30.61)\r\n        7:45.45 (30.87)     8:16.43 (30.98)\r\n        8:47.25 (30.82)     9:18.27 (31.02)\r\n        9:49.41 (31.14)    10:20.71 (31.30)\r\n       10:51.80 (31.09)    11:22.96 (31.16)\r\n       11:54.50 (31.54)    12:25.71 (31.21)\r\n       12:57.32 (31.61)    13:28.71 (31.39)\r\n       14:00.31 (31.60)    14:31.59 (31.28)\r\n       15:03.09 (31.50)    15:33.53 (30.44)\r\n  9 Arapiraca, Luis  28 Una Azfl-FG      15:23.29   15:38.44 NATS   \r\n                 29.10      1:00.25 (31.15)\r\n        1:31.94 (31.69)     2:03.31 (31.37)\r\n        2:34.80 (31.49)     3:06.30 (31.50)\r\n        3:38.11 (31.81)     4:09.38 (31.27)\r\n        4:40.76 (31.38)     5:12.17 (31.41)\r\n        5:43.82 (31.65)     6:15.20 (31.38)\r\n        6:46.85 (31.65)     7:18.22 (31.37)\r\n        7:50.21 (31.99)     8:21.46 (31.25)\r\n        8:53.13 (31.67)     9:24.54 (31.41)\r\n        9:56.15 (31.61)    10:27.44 (31.29)\r\n       10:59.14 (31.70)    11:30.22 (31.08)\r\n       12:01.45 (31.23)    12:32.53 (31.08)\r\n       13:04.03 (31.50)    13:35.47 (31.44)\r\n       14:07.08 (31.61)    14:38.27 (31.19)\r\n       15:09.64 (31.37)    15:38.44 (28.80)\r\n 10 Finke, Robert    16 Saint Petersburg 15:31.95   15:39.98 NATS   \r\n                 28.38        58.44 (30.06)\r\n        1:29.28 (30.84)     2:00.07 (30.79)\r\n        2:29.47 (29.40)     3:02.00 (32.53)\r\n        3:33.21 (31.21)     4:04.52 (31.31)\r\n        4:35.82 (31.30)     5:07.36 (31.54)\r\n        5:38.94 (31.58)     6:10.43 (31.49)\r\n        6:41.93 (31.50)     7:13.34 (31.41)\r\n        7:44.89 (31.55)     8:16.21 (31.32)\r\n        8:47.77 (31.56)     9:18.38 (30.61)\r\n        9:49.96 (31.58)    10:21.73 (31.77)\r\n       10:53.57 (31.84)    11:25.50 (31.93)\r\n       11:57.60 (32.10)    12:29.68 (32.08)\r\n       13:01.73 (32.05)    13:33.75 (32.02)\r\n       14:05.37 (31.62)    14:37.06 (31.69)\r\n       15:08.75 (31.69)    15:39.98 (31.23)\r\n 11 Peterson, Charl  28 North Carolina A 15:33.94   15:42.76 NATS   \r\n                 29.79      1:00.84 (31.05)\r\n        1:32.26 (31.42)     2:03.86 (31.60)\r\n        2:35.12 (31.26)     3:06.50 (31.38)\r\n        3:38.10 (31.60)     4:09.72 (31.62)\r\n        4:41.37 (31.65)     5:13.14 (31.77)\r\n        5:44.82 (31.68)     6:16.53 (31.71)\r\n        6:48.24 (31.71)     7:19.95 (31.71)\r\n        7:51.55 (31.60)     8:23.30 (31.75)\r\n        8:54.87 (31.57)     9:26.37 (31.50)\r\n        9:57.68 (31.31)    10:29.30 (31.62)\r\n       11:00.89 (31.59)    11:32.41 (31.52)\r\n       12:03.94 (31.53)    12:35.19 (31.25)\r\n       13:06.53 (31.34)    13:38.03 (31.50)\r\n       14:09.40 (31.37)    14:40.74 (31.34)\r\n       15:12.05 (31.31)    15:42.76 (30.71)\r\n 12 Hirschberger, M  17 Nation's Capital 15:19.23   15:43.65 NATS   \r\n                 28.72        59.83 (31.11)\r\n        1:31.46 (31.63)     2:03.15 (31.69)\r\n        2:34.87 (31.72)     3:06.56 (31.69)\r\n        3:38.20 (31.64)     4:09.90 (31.70)\r\n        4:41.59 (31.69)     5:12.95 (31.36)\r\n        5:44.51 (31.56)     6:16.04 (31.53)\r\n        6:47.13 (31.09)     7:18.33 (31.20)\r\n        7:50.05 (31.72)     8:21.63 (31.58)\r\n        8:53.32 (31.69)     9:24.91 (31.59)\r\n        9:56.13 (31.22)    10:27.52 (31.39)\r\n       10:59.31 (31.79)    11:30.73 (31.42)\r\n       12:02.61 (31.88)    12:34.55 (31.94)\r\n       13:06.11 (31.56)    13:37.80 (31.69)\r\n       14:09.63 (31.83)    14:41.28 (31.65)\r\n       15:13.00 (31.72)    15:43.65 (30.65)\r\n 13 Graham, Jared    16 Penguin Aquatics 15:37.46   15:45.45 NATS   \r\n                 29.02      1:00.02 (31.00)\r\n        1:31.58 (31.56)     2:03.34 (31.76)\r\n        2:35.14 (31.80)     3:06.68 (31.54)\r\n        3:38.63 (31.95)     4:10.18 (31.55)\r\n        4:41.96 (31.78)     5:13.66 (31.70)\r\n        5:45.42 (31.76)     6:16.76 (31.34)\r\n        6:48.57 (31.81)     7:19.92 (31.35)\r\n        7:51.69 (31.77)     8:23.11 (31.42)\r\n        8:55.01 (31.90)     9:26.53 (31.52)\r\n        9:58.47 (31.94)    10:30.04 (31.57)\r\n       11:01.56 (31.52)    11:33.04 (31.48)\r\n       12:05.08 (32.04)    12:36.64 (31.56)\r\n       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