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Fernando is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and a collegiate competitor, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons, 17 years, 3 countries and 42 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2006 in The Bolles School, where he raced the 400 freestyle in 4:21.25.
His signature event is the 100 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 35 meets and 81 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 freestyle stands at 49.20, set in short course yards (25 yd) at Bluegrass Mountain / Carolinas Conference Championships.
His record includes collegiate championships, in 2020 (Bluegrass Mountain / Carolinas Conference Championships). A representative mark at that level is 49.20 in the 100 freestyle, recorded in short course yards (25 yd). His standout long course mark is 33.77 in the 50 freestyle, set in 2015 at BD DSSC Father's Day Inviational in long course (50 m).
After a 2-year break between 2020 and 2022, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2022.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (the United States, Spain and Türkiye), including 30 of 42 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 12 different venues (El Paso, San Antonio, Yonkers and Las Cruces…). He has raced for 6 clubs, led by Federación Puertorriqueña de Natación, Salem University, Milema Sports Natacion and Condors Swim Club.
Latest competition: TAPPS Division 1 State Championship, on February 9, 2022. He closes this record with 25 current event personal bests and 96 all-time PB improvements, across 143 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and NCAA.