GONZALO VALERA FERNANDEZ

ESP

Gonzalo is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist, whose official competitive record spans 11 seasons and 87 meets.

His recorded career begins in 2015, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 50 breaststroke in 46.39, raced in Turis. He started out alongside C.N. PISCIS-MISLATA.

His signature event is the 200 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle. Backstroke is where his specialisation lies (45 meets), while freestyle appears in more meets (46 meets and 59 recorded swims spread across 5 different distances) because he races it across the full distance range rather than as a main event.

His fastest 200 backstroke stands at 2:13.94, set in long course (50 m) at Málaga.

The record runs unbroken from 2015 to 2025: 11 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2022 is the busiest season on record, with 38 verified individual swims.

Those meets span 23 different venues (Castellón, Xirivella, Gandía and Mislata…). He has raced for C.N. FERCA-SAN JOSE and C.N. PISCIS-MISLATA.

Latest competition: Gandia, on April 6, 2025, with 1 swim: 2:26.45 in the 200 individual medley, all in short course (25 m). He closes this record with 29 current event personal bests and 254 all-time PB improvements, across 200 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.

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