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Raquel is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 5 seasons, 15 years, 2 countries and 10 meets.
Her recorded career begins in 2005 in Pacific Palms Swim C, where she raced the 50 freestyle in 36.06.
Her signature event is the 50 freestyle, her reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 100 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 8 meets and 14 recorded swims.
Her fastest 50 freestyle stands at 36.06, set in long course (50 m) at IHAC Metro & Pacific A Minimum LC Meet.
After a 7-year break between 2010 and 2017, she came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2017.
She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (the United States and Spain), including 7 of 10 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 2 different venues (El Paso and Pacific Palms Swim C). She has raced for El Paso Borderland Swim Team, Baldwin Park Aquatics and Charter Oak High School.
Latest competition: BD SC BC Championship, on February 23, 2019. She closes this record with 9 current event personal bests and 17 all-time PB improvements, across 26 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.