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Jose is a swimmer from Spain, a breaststroke specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 15 seasons, 23 years, 2 countries and 72 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2003, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 400 individual medley in 5:41.25, raced in Reus.
His signature event is the 50 breaststroke, his reference distance in breaststroke, ahead of the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke. Breaststroke is the backbone of the whole record: 44 meets and 103 recorded swims.
His fastest 50 breaststroke stands at 34.43, set in long course (50 m) at A_cco abs st Jordi-bcn.
After a 3-year break between 2021 and 2024, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2024.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (Spain and the United States), including 12 of 72 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 12 different venues (Barcelona, Pembroke Pines, Brownsville and Los Angeles…). He has raced for 8 clubs, led by Metro Aquatic Club of Miami, Twisters Swim Club, G Holmes Braddock Sr High School and Doral Academy High School (FL).
The last race on record is dated January 9, 2025. He closes this record with 30 current event personal bests and 103 all-time PB improvements, across 216 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.