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Hugo is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 16 seasons, 17 countries and 172 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2011, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 2000 freestyle in 22:55.61, raced in Madrid. He started out alongside C.D. COVIBAR RIVAS.
His signature event is the 200 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 136 meets and 393 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 backstroke stands at 1:54.51, set in long course (50 m) at Palma de Mallorca.
His record includes world championships, between 2019 and 2021 (18th FINA World Championships 2019 and 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2021). A representative mark at that level is 51.34 in the 100 backstroke, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in national championships and international meets.
The record runs unbroken from 2011 to 2026: 16 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2014 is the busiest season on record, with 93 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 17 countries (Spain, the United States, France, Hungary, Israel, Japan, South Korea, RUS, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Brazil, China, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Singapore), including 43 of 172 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 30 different venues (Madrid, Barcelona, Sabadell and Gijón…). He has raced for 5 clubs, led by A.D. RIVAS NATACIÓN, C.D. COVIBAR RIVAS, REAL CANOE N.C. and C.N. TERRASSA.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: PARIS (FRA), on August 16, 2026, with 1 swim: 1:54.44 in the 200 individual medley, all in long course (50 m) and 1 PB improvement. He holds 37 current event personal bests and 347 all-time PB improvements across 960 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and World Aquatics.