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Raul is a swimmer from Spain, an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 17 seasons, 22 years, 2 countries and 205 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2005, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 200 backstroke in 2:17.01, raced in Granollers. He started out alongside C.N. SITGES.
His signature event is the 200 individual medley, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle. Individual medley is the backbone of the whole record: 114 meets and 159 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 individual medley stands at 2:22.83, set in long course (50 m) at Las Palmas gc.
After a 5-year break between 2018 and 2023, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2023. 2007 is the busiest season on record, with 100 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (UNK and Spain), including 203 of 205 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 35 different venues (Barcelona, Vilafranca Del Penedès, Sitges and Madrid…). He has raced for C.E. PANTERES GROGUES, C.D. HALEGATOS, C.N. VILANOVA and C.N. SITGES.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: XXXVI Cto. España OPEN de verano MASTERS in Logroño, on July 5, 2026, with 1 swim: 2:31.85 in the 200 butterfly, all in long course (50 m) and 1 PB improvement. He holds 40 current event personal bests and 264 all-time PB improvements across 880 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.