PAULA MARTINEZ ABELLA

ESP

Paula is a swimmer from Spain, a butterfly specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 11 seasons, 15 years, 2 countries and 98 meets.

Her recorded career begins in 2012 in M-86_madrid, where she raced the 25 freestyle in 29.77.

Her signature event is the 100 butterfly, her reference distance in butterfly, ahead of the 200 butterfly and 50 butterfly. Butterfly is the backbone of the whole record: 68 meets and 124 recorded swims.

Her fastest 100 butterfly stands at 1:01.37, set in long course (50 m) at XXI Spanish National Championships, SABADELL, ESP.

Her record includes national championships, between 2020 and 2026 (Campeonato España Absoluto and XXI Spanish National Championships). A representative mark at that level is 1:01.37 in the 100 butterfly, recorded in long course (50 m). She also appears in collegiate championships.

After a 4-year break between 2016 and 2020, she came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2020.

She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (the United States and Spain), including 67 of 98 meets outside Spain.

Those meets span 35 different venues (Phoenix, Brownsville, Harlingen and Ocala…). She has raced for 8 clubs, led by Grand Canyon University, Grand Canyon Aquatics, Brownsville Aquatics and Concord Swim Club.

Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: CSCAA National Invitational Championship, on March 12, 2026. She holds 31 current event personal bests and 71 all-time PB improvements across 265 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN, NCAA and USA Swimming.

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