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Manuel is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 10 seasons, 13 years, 3 countries and 44 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2014 in Mesa, where he raced the 50 freestyle in 25.17.
His signature event is the 100 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 40 meets and 69 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 freestyle stands at 1:05.23, set in long course (50 m) at MI DRD Freeze or Fry.
His record includes international meets, in 2014 (Arena Grand Prix - Mesa). A representative mark at that level is 25.17 in the 50 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m).
After a 4-year break between 2014 and 2018, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2018. 2023 is the busiest season on record, with 6 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (the United States, UNK and Spain), including 42 of 44 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 24 different venues (Whitmore Lake, Saline, Ypsilanti and Waterford…). He has raced for 7 clubs, led by Excel Aquatics, Albacete Swim, Ann Arbor Greenhills Co-Op and Greenhills Middle School.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Cto. de España OPEN de Invierno Natación Masters in Castellón, on February 8, 2026, with 2 swims: 1:14.64 in the 100 freestyle and 3:47.73 in the 200 butterfly, all in short course (25 m) and 2 PB improvements. He holds 21 current event personal bests and 52 all-time PB improvements across 104 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.