C.N. Santa Olaya · ESP
Mario is a swimmer from Spain, a distance freestyler and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 15 seasons, 5 countries and 158 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2012, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 50 backstroke in 53.75, raced in Rías do sur. He started out alongside C.N. GALAICO.
His signature event is the 400 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 400 individual medley and 1500 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 133 meets and 250 recorded swims.
His fastest 400 freestyle stands at 3:53.68, set in long course (50 m) at Campeonato de España Absoluto de invierno.
His record includes continental championships, in 2025 (2025 European Aquatics Championships (25m)). A representative mark at that level is 7:41.97 in the 800 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in national championships.
The record runs unbroken from 2012 to 2026: 15 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2022 is the busiest season on record, with 74 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 5 countries (Spain, Portugal, Poland, Switzerland and Italy), including 9 of 158 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 16 different venues (Sabadell, Barcelona, Gijón and Vigo…). He has raced for C.N. RIAS BAIXAS, C.N. SANTA OLAYA and C.N. GALAICO.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Palma de Mallorca in Palma, on June 28, 2026, with 1 swim: 8:01.70 in the 800 freestyle, all in long course (50 m). He holds 34 current event personal bests and 496 all-time PB improvements across 472 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN, World Aquatics and European Aquatics.