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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 12 seasons, 28 years, 2 countries and 86 meets.
His recorded career begins in 1999 in FINA Swimming World Cup 1998-1999, 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 individual medley. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 61 meets and 80 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 freestyle stands at 1:58.68, 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 17-year break between 1999 and 2016, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2016. 2024 is the busiest season on record, with 33 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (Spain and Italy), including 1 of 86 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 7 different venues (Madrid, Palma, Gijón and Málaga…). He has raced for C.N. METROPOLE.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Las Palmas de G.C., on January 24, 2026, with 2 swims: 1:07.01 in the 100 backstroke and 1:05.09 in the 100 butterfly, all in long course (50 m) and 1 PB improvement. He holds 35 current event personal bests and 197 all-time PB improvements across 186 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and World Aquatics.