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David is a swimmer from Spain, a collegiate competitor and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 14 seasons, 3 countries and 62 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2008, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 200 freestyle in 1:43.26, raced in 2008-09 CIF Southern Section Division I Championships. He started out alongside Dana Hills High School.
His signature event is the 100 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 200 freestyle and 50 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 47 meets and 96 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 freestyle stands at 57.27, set in long course (50 m) at Toyota Los Angeles Grand Prix.
His record includes collegiate championships, in 2011 (Ivy League Men's Championships). A representative mark at that level is 47.07 in the 100 freestyle, recorded in short course yards (25 yd). He also appears in international meets.
The record runs unbroken from 2008 to 2021: 14 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2018 is the busiest season on record, with 51 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (the United States, UNK and Spain), including 55 of 62 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 21 different venues (Jacksonville, Corpus Christi, Palma and Orlando…). He has raced for 8 clubs, led by Loggerhead Aquatics, Storm Swim Club, Belen Jesuit Preparatory High School and Ridgeview High School (Orange Park).
Latest competition: FHSAA 3A District 12, on October 26, 2021, with 2 swims: 2:07.44 in the 200 freestyle and 5:59.13 in the 500 freestyle, all in short course yards (25 yd). He closes this record with 37 current event personal bests and 78 all-time PB improvements, across 182 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and NCAA.