2024 SPANISH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, June 18th – Saturday, June 22nd
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- LCM (50m)
- Olympic Qualifying Event
- Day 1 Recap |Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap
- Results
The Spanish roster grew once again on day 4 of the nation’s Swimming Championships, the competition that represents the Olympic Trials.
Arbidel Gonzalez made it happen in the men’s 200m fly, busting out a time of 1:55.66 to win the event in Paris-qualifying fashion.
21-year-old Gonzalez split 26.52/29.63/29.53/29.98 to get under the World Aquatics Olympic Qualification Time of 1:55.78. His effort checks in as the 3rd-best time of his career, one which boasts a lifetime best of 1:54.99 from the prelims at the 2023 World Championships.
Miguel Martinez settled for silver in 1:56.74 while Taipei’s Wang Hsing-Hao rounded out the podium in 1:58.34.
The women’s 200m IM also saw a swimmer make the Paris grade with Emma Carrasco cranking out a mark of 2:11.11.
That not only beat her competitors by 0ver 3 seconds but it also cleared the OQT of 2:11.47 set by World Aquatics. Carrasco’s performance also represents a lifetime best, slashing over half a second off her previous PB of 2:11.68 nabbed this past February.
Alba Vazquez was the silver medalist behind Carrasco, clocking 2:14.38 while Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte fell to bronze in 2:16.75.
After already turning heads with his 1:54.51 Spanish record in the 200m back earlier in the meet, 25-year-old Hugo Gonzalez followed up with an impressive outing in the 200m IM.
The Cal Bear fired off a mark of 1:56.48 to add the event to his Olympic lineup, winning decisively over Wang who touched in 1:59.97. The next-closest Spaniard was Radu Neata who captured bronze in 2:02.98.
Gonzalez’s 1:56.48 performance checks in as the 2nd-swiftest performance of his career, falling just .17 shy of the 1:56.31 PB he posted 4 years ago on the 2021 Mare Nostrum Tour.
He now ranks 9th in the world on the season.
2023-2024 LCM Men 200 IM
Wang
1:54.62
| 2 | Carson FOSTER | USA | 1:55.65 | 06/21 |
| 3 | Leon MARCHAND | FRA | 1:55.74 | 05/24 |
| 4 | Shaine CASAS | USA | 1:55.83 | 06/21 |
| 5 | Duncan SCOTT | GBR | 1:55.91 | 04/05 |
| 6 | Finlay Knox | CAN | 1:56.07 | 05/18 |
| 7 | Alberto RAZZETTI | ITA | 1:56.21 | 11/28 |
| 8 | Thomas DEAN | GBR | 1:56.44 | 04/05 |
| 9 | Hugo GONZALEZ de OLIVIERA | ESP | 1:56.48 | 06/21 |
| 10 | Chase KALISZ | USA | 1:56.83 | 06/20 |
Additional Notes
- Laura Cabanes posted a winning time of 2:09.03 as one of two sub-2:10 swimmers in the women’s 200m fly. Joining her was Paula Juste who notched 2:09.50 followed by Julia Pujadas who bagged bronze in 2:10.40. Unfortunately, the field needed to hit at least 2:08.43 to qualify for Paris.
- The women’s 50m free saw Lidon Munoz get it done for gold in 25.13.
- Sergio Montalban topped the men’s 50m free podium in 22.16, with Diego Ribeiro of Portugal tying him as co-gold medalist.
