PAULA GONZALEZ BADILLO

ESP

Paula is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 10 seasons, 11 years, 4 countries and 82 meets.

Her recorded career begins in 2016 in Coral Springs, where she raced the 100 backstroke in 1:25.33. She started out alongside Miami Swimming.

Her signature event is the 100 freestyle, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 69 meets and 100 recorded swims.

Her fastest 100 freestyle stands at 1:08.42, set in long course (50 m) at 5th Speedo Invitational Long Course Meet, Dubai, UAE.

After a 2-year break between 2017 and 2019, she came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2019. 2024 is the busiest season on record, with 53 verified individual swims.

She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 4 countries (Spain, UNK, the United States and the United Arab Emirates), including 40 of 82 meets outside Spain.

Those meets span 12 different venues (Madrid, San Juan, Dubai and Manati…). She has raced for 8 clubs, led by 4th Lane Swimming Academy, Miami Swimming, Coral Gables Sr High School and Colegio San Jose Fvd.

Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: LXIX Campeonato Nacional de Me in San Juan, on May 22, 2026, with 6 swims: 39.72 in the 50 breaststroke, 31.24 in the 50 freestyle and 35.96 in the 50 butterfly, all in long course (50 m) and 3 PB improvements. She holds 36 current event personal bests and 155 all-time PB improvements across 207 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.

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