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Carlos is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 13 seasons, 26 years, 4 countries and 98 meets.
His recorded career begins in 1991, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 50 butterfly in 24.09, raced in Gelsenkirchen.
His signature event is the 100 breaststroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle. Breaststroke is the backbone of the whole record: 56 meets and 114 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 breaststroke stands at 1:18.94, set in long course (50 m) at Valladolid.
His record includes world championships, in 1994 (7th FINA World Championships 1994). A representative mark at that level is 23.28 in the 50 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in the World Cup circuit.
After a 2-year break between 2009 and 2011, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2011. 2013 is the busiest season on record, with 83 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 4 countries (Spain, Germany, France and Italy), including 4 of 98 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 6 different venues (Salamanca, Valladolid, Bonn and Rome…). He has raced for C.ACUATICO SALAMANCA.
The last race on record is dated June 26, 2016 in Valladolid, with 1 swim: 2:37.52 in the 200 individual medley, all in long course (50 m). He closes this record with 35 current event personal bests and 191 all-time PB improvements, across 360 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and World Aquatics.