Biography
Started: He began swimming when he was six months old in A Coruna, Spain. He took up competitive sport in 2008. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2024, 15 Aug 2018; torredenunez.com, 10 May 2017)
Reason: He entered the sport on a medical recommendation. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2024; dxtadaptado.com, 27 Jan 2019)
Ambition: To win gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2024)
Awards: He was named Para Athlete of the Year in A Coruna, Spain, in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020/21 and 2022. (Instagram profile, 10 Apr 2022; laopinioncoruna.es, 04 Dec 2019; laopinioncoruna.es, 10 Jun 2023, 21 Jun 2023)
He received the 2020 Juan Palau award for Best Athlete from the Spanish Sports Federation for Persons with Physical Disabilities [FEDDF]. The award recognised him as the best Para athlete in Spain in 2019. (europapress.es, 16 Jun 2020; efe.com, 17 Jun 2020)
Additional Info: TRAINING BASE
In September 2020 he left his hometown of A Coruna, Spain, to train at the High Performance Centre [CAR] in Sant Cugat, near Barcelona. He says he was able to adapt quickly following the move. "I had already been training at my swimming club, Liceo, for 11 years with Jesus de la Fuente, my former coach, and I saw the need to make a change. I thought moving was going to hit me a little more, especially the change from being with my family every day to not seeing them for three months. I lowered the training load a lot with respect to what I had been doing at Liceo, but now I pay more attention to power and speed, which was what I needed to improve." (paralimpicos.es, 26 Feb 2021)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateAugust 23, 2002
Place of ResidenceBARCELONA
OccupationAthlete, Student
EducationCatholic University of Murcia, Spain
Languages SpokenEnglish, Spanish
CoachJaume Marce [national], ESP
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 4 | 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 4:15.84 |
| 5 | 400m Freestyle - S9 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 4:17.41 |
| 7 | 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 4:00.71 |
| 15 | 100m Butterfly - S9 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 1:05.36 |
| DSQ | 200m Individual Medley - SM9 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | DSQ |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 400m Freestyle - S9 | 2019 | London, GBR | 4:17.17 |
| 3 | 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points | 2022 | Funchal, POR | 4:10.66 |
| 4 | 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points | 2023 | Manchester, GBR | 4:10.08 |
| 4 | 200m Individual Medley - SM9 | 2022 | Funchal, POR | 2:22.94 |
| 4 | 400m Freestyle - S9 | 2022 | Funchal, POR | 4:16.85 |
| 5 | 200m Individual Medley - SM9 | 2023 | Manchester, GBR | 2:22.68 |
| 5 | 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points | 2019 | London, GBR | 4:05.32 |
| 5 | 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points | 2019 | London, GBR | 4:19.06 |
| 6 | 400m Freestyle - S9 | 2023 | Manchester, GBR | 4:17.71 |
| 7 | 100m Freestyle - S9 | 2023 | Manchester, GBR | 58.19 |
| 7 | 100m Butterfly - S9 | 2022 | Funchal, POR | 1:03.78 |
| 8 | 100m Backstroke - S9 | 2022 | Funchal, POR | 1:08.34 |
| 8 | 100m Freestyle - S9 | 2022 | Funchal, POR | 58.24 |
| 9 | 100m Butterfly - S9 | 2023 | Manchester, GBR | 1:04.37 |
| 10 | 100m Backstroke - S9 | 2023 | Manchester, GBR | 1:11.68 |
| 11 | 100m Butterfly - S9 | 2019 | London, GBR | 1:03.01 |
| 12 | 200m Individual Medley - SM9 | 2019 | London, GBR | 2:27.28 |
| Para Swimming European Open Championships | ||||
| 2 | 400m Freestyle - S9 | 2024 | Funchal, POR | 4:17.79 |
| 12 | 100m Butterfly - S9 | 2024 | Funchal, POR | 1:03.92 |
| DSQ | 200m Individual Medley - SM9 | 2024 | Funchal, POR | DSQ |
