C.D. Petecnat · ESP
Jose is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 11 seasons, 15 years, 2 countries and 120 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2012, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 200 butterfly in 2:25.47, raced in Málaga. He started out alongside C.N. GRANADA OGIJARES.
His signature event is the 100 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 98 meets and 220 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 backstroke stands at 59.43, set in long course (50 m) at Mairena del Aljarafe.
After a 3-year break between 2023 and 2026, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2026. 2017 is the busiest season on record, with 76 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (Spain and Portugal), including 3 of 120 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 12 different venues (Granada, Málaga, Cádiz and Sabadell…). He has raced for C.N. GRANADA OGIJARES, C.D.N. INACUA MALAGA, C.N. CHURRIANA and C.D. Petecnat.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Navalmoral de la Mata, on March 7, 2026, with 1 swim: 21:06.37 in the 1500 freestyle, all in short course (25 m) and 1 PB improvement. He holds 27 current event personal bests and 232 all-time PB improvements across 377 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.