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Luis is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 14 seasons, 26 years, 3 countries and 74 meets.
His recorded career begins in 1999 in Ger, where he raced the 1500 freestyle in 15:23.30.
His signature event is the 100 backstroke, his reference distance in backstroke, ahead of the 50 backstroke and 200 backstroke. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 61 meets and 104 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 backstroke stands at 1:09.05, set in long course (50 m) at Puertollano.
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). He also appears in continental championships.
After a 13-year break between 1999 and 2012, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2012.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (Spain, Germany and Italy), including 2 of 74 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 4 different venues (Toledo, Almansa, Talavera De La Reina and Puertollano). He has raced for 8 clubs, led by University of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Mountain Swimming Zone, Allegheny North Swim Club and North Allegheny Sr High School.
Latest competition: Talavera de la Reina, on November 23, 2024. He closes this record with 25 current event personal bests and 151 all-time PB improvements, across 190 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and World Aquatics.