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Ruben is a swimmer from Spain, a collegiate competitor and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 14 seasons, 4 countries and 148 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2013, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 50 backstroke in 39.61, raced in Piscina Santa Teresa. He started out alongside C.D. GREDOS SAN DIEGO.
His signature event is the 200 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 freestyle and 200 backstroke. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 112 meets and 270 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 freestyle stands at 1:55.04, set in long course (50 m) at Madrid.
His record includes national championships, in 2021 (XXI Spanish National Championships and XXI Spanish National Championships, SABADELL, ESP). A representative mark at that level is 2:10.38 in the 200 backstroke, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in collegiate championships.
The record runs unbroken from 2013 to 2026: 14 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2021 is the busiest season on record, with 78 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 4 countries (Spain, the United States, UNK and Switzerland), including 56 of 148 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 35 different venues (Madrid, Brooklyn, Arganda and Sabadell…). He has raced for Wagner College, C.D. GREDOS SAN DIEGO and Madrid.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Northeast Conference Championships in Geneva, on February 17, 2026, with 5 swims: 1:41.78 in the 200 freestyle, 1:42.28 in the 200 freestyle and 4:40.46 in the 500 freestyle, all in short course yards (25 yd). He holds 42 current event personal bests and 309 all-time PB improvements across 424 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN and NCAA.