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Diego is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 7 seasons, 9 years, 2 countries and 26 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2012, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 50 backstroke in 1:02.27, raced in SPA Gulf May Open Meet. He started out alongside Sienna Premier Aquatics.
His signature event is the 50 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 50 freestyle and 50 breaststroke. Backstroke is where his specialisation lies (15 meets), while freestyle appears in more meets (24 meets and 38 recorded swims spread across 4 different distances) because he races it across the full distance range rather than as a main event.
His fastest 50 backstroke stands at 1:02.27, set in long course (50 m) at SPA Gulf May Open Meet.
His record includes national championships, in 2018 (National Black Heritage Swim meet). A representative mark at that level is 40.36 in the 50 backstroke, recorded in short course yards (25 yd).
After a 2-year break between 2018 and 2020, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2020. 2017 is the busiest season on record, with 46 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (the United States and UNK), most often in the United States (20 meets).
Those meets span 14 different venues (Houston, Spring, Oak Park and Sugar Land…). He has raced for 6 clubs, led by Sienna Premier Aquatics, Metro Dynasty Swim Team, Solon Stars Swim Club and Penguin Aquatics Club.
Latest competition: IHSA Boys Sectional Championship - Fenwick in Oak Park, on February 22, 2020, with 3 swims: 30.24 in the 50 backstroke, 1:03.63 in the 100 backstroke and 2:17.20 in the 200 individual medley, all in short course yards (25 yd) and 4 PB improvements. He closes this record with 18 current event personal bests and 44 all-time PB improvements, across 89 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.