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Javier is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 18 seasons, 19 years, 2 countries and 124 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2004, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 1500 freestyle in 16:46.97, raced in Cádiz. He started out alongside C.N.CERRADO CALDERON.
His signature event is the 50 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 99 meets and 437 recorded swims.
His fastest 50 backstroke stands at 27.86, set in long course (50 m) at Mairena de Aljarafe.
After a 2-year break between 2014 and 2016, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2016. 2008 is the busiest season on record, with 137 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (Spain and Portugal), including 1 of 124 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 30 different venues (Málaga, Mijas, Cádiz and Fuengirola…). He has raced for C.D.N. INACUA MALAGA, C.N.CERRADO CALDERON and FED. ANDALUCIA.
Latest competition: LOS BARRIOS, on January 23, 2022, with 2 swims: 28.70 in the 50 backstroke and 1:04.27 in the 100 individual medley, all in short course (25 m). He closes this record with 35 current event personal bests and 196 all-time PB improvements, across 830 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.