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Santiago is a swimmer from Spain, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 8 seasons, 18 years, 2 countries and 17 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2007 in Mr Agua Butterball Burn-o, where he raced the 500 freestyle in 7:02.15.
His signature event is the 50 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 15 meets and 30 recorded swims.
His fastest 50 freestyle stands at 27.06, set in long course (50 m) at X Copa Internacional Chorotega.
His record includes international meets, in 2019 (X Copa Internacional Chorotega). A representative mark at that level is 27.06 in the 50 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m).
After a 2-year break between 2019 and 2021, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2021.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (the United States and Spain), including 11 of 17 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 10 different venues (North Tustin, Dearborn, Gibraltar and Riverview…). He has raced for 6 clubs, led by Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics, Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club, Foothill High School (Santa Ana) and Eaton Rapids High School.
The last race on record is dated February 21, 2024. He closes this record with 20 current event personal bests and 38 all-time PB improvements, across 52 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.