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Luis is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 15 seasons, 3 countries and 200 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2004, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 3000 freestyle in 34:22.54, raced in Zaragoza. He started out alongside E.M. EL OLIVAR.
His signature event is the 50 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 144 meets and 495 recorded swims.
His fastest 50 backstroke stands at 27.34, set in long course (50 m) at Fraga.
The record runs unbroken from 2004 to 2018: 15 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2007 is the busiest season on record, with 209 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (Spain, UNK and Italy), including 10 of 200 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 16 different venues (Zaragoza, Barcelona, Castellón and Madrid…). He has raced for E.M. EL OLIVAR.
Latest competition: ZARAGOZA (V) in Zaragoza, on July 21, 2018, with 2 swims: 29.17 in the 50 backstroke and 27.40 in the 50 butterfly, all in long course (50 m). He closes this record with 36 current event personal bests and 266 all-time PB improvements, across 1178 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.