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Rafael is a swimmer from Spain, an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 10 seasons, 2 countries and 126 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2011, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 50 breaststroke in 38.46, raced in Sanlucar. He started out alongside C.N. BAHIA DE CADIZ.
His signature event is the 100 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 200 individual medley and 200 backstroke. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 67 meets and 145 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 backstroke stands at 1:01.72, set in long course (50 m) at Malaga.
The record runs unbroken from 2011 to 2020: 10 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2015 is the busiest season on record, with 79 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (Spain and Portugal), including 1 of 126 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 33 different venues (Cádiz, Málaga, Sanlucar and Mairena Del Aljarafe…). He has raced for C.N. BAHIA DE CADIZ and NAVIAL.
Latest competition: SAN FERNANDO, on March 8, 2020, with 4 swims: 1:02.35 in the 100 backstroke, 1:03.81 in the 100 backstroke and 2:14.71 in the 200 individual medley, all in long course (50 m). He closes this record with 34 current event personal bests and 330 all-time PB improvements, across 462 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.