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Raul is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 7 seasons, 17 years, 2 countries and 42 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2004 in San Jose, where he raced the 200 backstroke in 2:13.06.
His signature event is the 100 butterfly, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Butterfly is the backbone of the whole record: 27 meets and 36 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 butterfly stands at 59.14, set in long course (50 m) at Pc West lcm Farwst lc ch.
After a 11-year break between 2004 and 2015, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2015. 2019 is the busiest season on record, with 38 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (the United States and UNK), most often in the United States (31 meets).
Those meets span 20 different venues (Coral Springs, Newark, Piscataway and Washington…). He has raced for 7 clubs, led by Cordova Blue Marlins Swim Team, Metro Dynasty Swim Team, Swim Coral Springs and Scarlet Aquatics.
Latest competition: FG LLL North BB Championships in West Palm Beach, on March 1, 2020, with 1 swim: 28.45 in the 50 freestyle, all in short course yards (25 yd). He closes this record with 23 current event personal bests and 49 all-time PB improvements, across 125 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.