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Paula is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 15 seasons, 5 countries and 165 meets.
Her recorded career begins in 2012, and one of her earliest marks still on file is the 100 breaststroke in 1:46.89, raced in Las Palmas de g.c. She started out alongside C.N. METROPOLE.
Her signature event is the 100 backstroke, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 200 backstroke and 50 freestyle. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 137 meets and 341 recorded swims.
Her fastest 100 backstroke stands at 1:01.43, set in long course (50 m) at Palma de Mallorca.
The record runs unbroken from 2012 to 2026: 15 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2016 is the busiest season on record, with 73 verified individual swims.
She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 5 countries (Spain, the United States, UNK, Italy and RUS), including 55 of 165 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 47 different venues (Las Palmas, Minneapolis, Madrid and Madison…). She has raced for 6 clubs, led by Spanish Swimming Federation, University of Minnesota - Summer/Club, University of Minnesota and C.N. LAS PALMAS.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Las Palmas de G.C., on July 5, 2026, with 1 swim: 29.98 in the 50 backstroke, all in long course (50 m). She holds 36 current event personal bests and 287 all-time PB improvements across 565 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and NCAA.