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Alvaro is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 21 seasons, 22 years, 3 countries and 274 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2005, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 3000 freestyle in 41:17.36, raced in Sevilla.
His signature event is the 200 backstroke, his reference distance in backstroke, ahead of the 100 backstroke and 50 backstroke. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 190 meets and 884 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 backstroke stands at 2:03.77, set in long course (50 m) at Palma de Mallorca.
After a 2-year break between 2024 and 2026, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2026.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (Spain, Portugal and Belgium), including 10 of 274 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 66 different venues (Sevilla, Mairena Del Aljarafe, Málaga and Cádiz…). He has raced for 5 clubs, led by Clube de Natacao Alcala, C.N.MAIRENA ALJARAFE, C. NAUTICO SEVILLA and CIRCULO MERCANTIL.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. His most recent recorded season is 2026. He holds 32 current event personal bests and 406 all-time PB improvements across 1806 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.