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Luis is a swimmer from Spain, an international traveller on the circuit and an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 16 seasons, 28 years, 3 countries and 104 meets.
His recorded career begins in 1999 in Gelsenkirchen, where he raced the 1500 freestyle in 15:23.30.
His signature event is the 200 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 78 meets and 145 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 freestyle stands at 1:56.71, set in long course (50 m) at Las Palmas de g.c.
His record includes the World Cup circuit, in 1999 (FINA Swimming World Cup 1998-1999). A representative mark at that level is 15:23.30 in the 1500 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m).
After a 13-year break between 1999 and 2012, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2012. 2021 is the busiest season on record, with 29 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (Spain, Germany and Italy), including 2 of 104 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 9 different venues (Madrid, Castellón, Barcelona and Palma…). He has raced for C.N. ALCOBENDAS.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: M-86_MADRID in Madrid, on April 11, 2026, with 3 swims: 27.53 in the 50 backstroke, 59.20 in the 100 backstroke and 1:55.08 in the 200 freestyle, all in short course (25 m). He holds 31 current event personal bests and 220 all-time PB improvements across 251 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and World Aquatics.