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Daniel is a swimmer from Spain, a butterfly specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 22 seasons, 27 years, 7 countries and 217 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2000 in Valencia, where he raced the 100 butterfly in 53.61.
His signature event is the 50 butterfly, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle. Butterfly is the backbone of the whole record: 128 meets and 325 recorded swims.
His fastest 50 butterfly stands at 25.27, set in long course (50 m) at Barcelona.
His record includes world championships, in 2001 (9th FINA World Championships 2001). A representative mark at that level is 54.50 in the 100 butterfly, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in continental championships.
After a 5-year break between 2007 and 2012, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2012. 2004 is the busiest season on record, with 79 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 7 countries (Spain, the United States, UNK, Andorra, Finland, Japan and Luxembourg), including 38 of 217 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 58 different venues (Barcelona, Sabadell, Mataró and Terrassa…). He has raced for 8 clubs, led by East Bay Silver Dolphins, Pompano Beach Piranhas, Ysleta High School and C.N. AQUAMASTERS.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. The last race on record is dated May 17, 2026 in Granollers, with 3 swims: 27.57 in the 50 butterfly, 1:03.66 in the 100 butterfly and 2:28.40 in the 200 butterfly, all in short course (25 m). He holds 49 current event personal bests and 103 all-time PB improvements across 631 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and World Aquatics.