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Laia is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 13 seasons, 3 countries and 153 meets.
Her recorded career begins in 2007, and one of her earliest marks still on file is the 400 freestyle in 5:20.48, raced in Copa Inf Badia Del Valles. She started out alongside C.N. OLOT.
Her signature event is the 100 backstroke, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 50 backstroke and 200 backstroke. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 127 meets and 451 recorded swims.
Her fastest 100 backstroke stands at 1:06.92, set in long course (50 m) at Las Palmas g.c.
Her record includes collegiate championships, between 2016 and 2019 (2016 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships and 2017 Sunshine State Conference Championships). A representative mark at that level is 58.38 in the 100 backstroke, recorded in short course yards (25 yd).
The record runs unbroken from 2007 to 2019: 13 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2010 is the busiest season on record, with 109 verified individual swims.
She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (Spain, the United States and UNK), including 20 of 153 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 42 different venues (Olot, Vic, Banyoles and Terrassa…). She has raced for 5 clubs, led by Limestone College, Lynn University, Azura Florida Aquatics and Performance Aquatics.
Latest competition: Florida Gold Coast Senior Long Course Championships in Coral Springs, on July 28, 2019, with 2 swims: 28.89 in the 50 freestyle and 1:08.23 in the 100 backstroke, all in long course (50 m). She closes this record with 39 current event personal bests and 184 all-time PB improvements, across 679 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and NCAA.