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Sergio is a swimmer from Spain, a backstroke specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 21 seasons, 4 countries and 220 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2004 in Huelva, where he raced the 200 butterfly in 2:53.28. He started out alongside C.N. SANTO REINO.
His signature event is the 50 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 159 meets and 832 recorded swims.
His fastest 50 backstroke stands at 26.48, set in long course (50 m) at Gijon.
The record runs unbroken from 2004 to 2024: 21 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2009 is the busiest season on record, with 160 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 4 countries (Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom and UNK), including 4 of 220 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 17 different venues (Madrid, Málaga, Barcelona and Gijón…). He has raced for 6 clubs, led by C.D. GREDOS SAN DIEGO, C.N.MAIRENA ALJARAFE, C.N. SANTA OLAYA and C.N. SANTO REINO.
His most recent recorded season is 2024. He closes this record with 31 current event personal bests and 270 all-time PB improvements, across 1403 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.