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Rafael is a swimmer from Spain, a butterfly specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 2 seasons, 11 years, 2 countries and 8 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2012 in Saron, where he raced the 50 backstroke in 50.61.
His signature event is the 50 butterfly, his reference distance in butterfly, ahead of the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly. Butterfly is the backbone of the whole record: 5 meets and 11 recorded swims.
His fastest 50 butterfly stands at 41.64, set in long course (50 m) at Gijon.
After a 10-year break between 2012 and 2022, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2022.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (Spain and the United States), including 2 of 8 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 2 different venues (Brownsville and Corpus Christi). He has raced for McAllen Swim Club and R.G.C. COVADONGA.
Latest competition: ST SC BAS Meet, on June 26, 2022. He closes this record with 13 current event personal bests and 17 all-time PB improvements, across 26 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.