Decorations – From The Royal House of Spain
Cross of the Order of Sporting Merit – Silver Medal
Cross of the Order of Sporting Merit – Bronze Medal
Spanish National Records
Long Course (50m)/Olympic Pool
400m Free: 3:53.50 (Madrid, Spain)
800m Free: 8:04.00 (Las Palmas, Spain)
1,500m Free: 15:14.37 (Sydney, Australia)
400m Medley: 4:17.16 (Istambul, Turkey)
Short Course (25m) Pool
400m Free: 3:47.12 (Lisbon, Portugal)
800m Free: 7:51.40 (Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
1,500m Free: 14:48.14 (Valencia, Spain)
400m Medley: 4:08.85 (Lisbon, Portugal)
Olympics
Atlanta // USA // 1996
400 medley – winner of the consolation final (6th fastest time in finals)
1500 free
Sydney // Australia // 2000
400 medley – 15th // Seeded 4th in the World (swam with the flu, 102 fever)
1500 free – 12th
World Championships
1994 Rome, Italy
400 medley – 11th
1998 Perth, Australia
400 medley – 9th (winner of the consolation final)
1500 + 400 free
1999 Hong Kong, China
400 medley – 3rd – Bronze Medal
European Championships
1997 Sevilla, Spain
400 medley – 2nd – Silver Medal
1998 Sheffield, UK
400 medley – 2nd – Silver Medal
1999 Istambul, Turkey
400 medley – 1st – Gold Medal
1999 Lisbon, Portugal
400 medley – 1st – Gold Medal
(At the time, this was the 6th fastest swim all-time)
2000 Valencia, Spain
400 medley – 2nd – Silver Medal
1500 free – 2nd – Silver Medal
World Cup
1999 College Park, MD
1500 free – 1st – Gold Medal
2000 College Park, MD
1500 free – 1st – Gold Medal
400 free – 1st – Gold Medal
400 medley – 2nd – Silver Medal
US Open
1992 Orlando, Fl
200 medley – 1st – Gold Medal
400 medley – 1st – Gold Medal
1997 Indianapolis, IN
400 free – 1st – Gold Medal
1500 free – 2nd – Silver Medal
400 medley – 2nd – Silver Medal
Great Chesapeake Bay Swim—4.4 mile swim
2012
2nd – total ranking
1st – in non-wetsuit category
2011
1st – total ranking
CAA Conference Championships (8 individual titles):
200 free Champion (1993)
500 free Champion (1994)
1650 free Champion (1993, 1994, 1995)
200 medley Champion (1992, 1993)
400 medley Champion (1994)
800 free relay (1992, 1994)
1992 Outstanding Meet Performer
1993 and 1994 Swimmer of the Year
NCAA All-American in the 400 medley and the 1650 free in 1994
Spanish National Championships
45 times National Senior Champion (individual events, not accounting for relays)
(200 free, 400 free, 1500 free, 200 medley, 400 medley).
8 National Records (400, 800, 1500 free, 400 medley both long course and
short course – see records at top of page).