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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 206 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 50 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley. Backstroke is where his specialisation lies (98 meets), while freestyle appears in more meets (114 meets and 303 recorded swims spread across 9 different distances) because he races it across the full distance range rather than as a main event.
His fastest 50 backstroke stands at 31.70, set in long course (50 m) at Castellon.
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 (Spain and Andorra), including 1 of 206 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 36 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. The last race on record is dated July 5, 2026 in Logroño, with 1 swim: 2:31.85 in the 200 butterfly, all in long course (50 m). He holds 40 current event personal bests and 264 all-time PB improvements across 881 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.