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Raquel is a swimmer from Spain, an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 16 seasons, 2 countries and 146 meets.
Her recorded career begins in 2008, and one of her earliest marks still on file is the 200 butterfly in 2:48.35, raced in Aviles. She started out alongside C.N. VILLA DE NAVIA.
Her signature event is the 100 freestyle, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 126 meets and 364 recorded swims.
Her fastest 100 freestyle stands at 1:02.22, set in long course (50 m) at Gijon.
The record runs unbroken from 2008 to 2023: 16 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2013 is the busiest season on record, with 108 verified individual swims.
She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (Spain and the United States), including 1 of 146 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 14 different venues (Gijón, Oviedo, Aviles and Mieres…). She has raced for Scottsbluff High School, C.N.CIUDAD DE OVIEDO and C.N. VILLA DE NAVIA.
The last race on record is dated January 29, 2023 in Gijón, with 2 swims: 36.30 in the 50 backstroke and 1:06.08 in the 100 freestyle, all in long course (50 m). She closes this record with 35 current event personal bests and 188 all-time PB improvements, across 497 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.