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Rafael is a swimmer from Spain whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons and 73 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2011, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 100 individual medley in 1:28.37, raced in Córdoba. He started out alongside CORDOBA SWIMMING.
His signature event is the 400 individual medley, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 200 freestyle and 50 freestyle. Individual medley is where his specialisation lies (32 meets), while freestyle appears in more meets (47 meets and 73 recorded swims spread across 7 different distances) because he races it across the full distance range rather than as a main event.
His fastest 400 individual medley stands at 5:21.88, set in long course (50 m) at Cadiz.
The record runs unbroken from 2011 to 2019: 9 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2013 is the busiest season on record, with 36 verified individual swims.
Those meets span 4 different venues (Córdoba, Málaga, Cádiz and Sevilla). He has raced for CORDOBA SWIMMING, C.N. FUENGIROLA and NAVIAL.
The last race on record is dated February 3, 2019 in Córdoba, with 1 swim: 2:30.54 in the 200 individual medley, all in short course (25 m). He closes this record with 32 current event personal bests and 228 all-time PB improvements, across 200 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.