Spain Announces Roster For 2014 European Championships

While it’s only April, August will be here before we know it and the 2014 European Championships will be upon us.  The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation revealed the roster for Spain’s championship team on Tuesday.  The selections were based of off the 2014 Spain Spring Championships that occurred April 10-13.  The stars are all there in Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Melani Costa, Judith Ignacio, and Carlos Peralta.

Belmonte Garcia is coming off a huge Spanish nationals, breaking national records and surging near the top of the world rankings. She’ll be the Spanish superstar to watch in Berlin. Jessica Vall Montero grabbed a Spanish national record of her own in the 100 breast, as she’ll try and compete with Ruta Meilutyte and Rikke Moller Pedersen come August. Marina Garcia holds the top time in the world thus far this year in the 200 fly while Rafael Munoz Perez ranks fifth in the 50 fly. The rosters are as follows:

Women:

Mireia Belmonte Garcia
Catalina Corró Lorente
Melani Costa
Duane da Rocha
Fátima Gallardo
Marina García
Beatriz Gómez Cortes
Judith Ignacio Sanchez
Mercedes Peris Minguet
Jessica Vall Montero
María Vilas

Men:

Markel Alberdi
Melquíades Álvarez
Antonio Arroyo
Miguel Durán
Víctor Martín
Rafael Muñoz Perez
Bruno Ortiz
Miguel Ortiz
Carlos Peralta
Albert Puig
Juan Miguel Rando Galvez
Marc Sánchez
Eduardo Solaeche Gomez

The 2014 European World Championships will go through August 13th-24th and will be held in Berlin, Germany.

This summer will also feature the 2014 Junior European Championships in July where Spain has been praised with a lot of success.  24 swimmers will represent Spain at that meet while another 8 Spanish swimmers will represent their country at the 2014 Youth Olympics in August.  The youth teams from Spain had great meets at these competitions in the past and are looking to do the same this year.  The rosters are as follows:

2014 Junior European Championship
Women:
Africa Zamorano
Laura Rodriguez
Maria Alcade Dominguez
Sandra Pallares Gomez
Carmen Rico Perez
Irene Garcia De Dio Leyva
Carmen Balbuena Hereda
Natalia Pena Ortiz
Eliza Sanchez Morales
Paula Ruiz Bravo
Rosa Maeso Valdes
Carmen San Nicolas Martinez
Ana Menendez Nava

Men:
Guillermo Sancher Gtrez-Cabello
Gonzalo Carazo Barbera
Joan Pons Ramon
Juan Marin Sanchez
Joan Casanovas Skoubo
Javier Barrena Lorono
Francisco Bleda Martin
Marc Vivas Egea
Juan Duran Cortines
Guillem Pujol Belmonte
Alejandro Migueles Arroyo
Javier Romero Barrios

2014 Youth Olympics:
Women:
Laura Yus Fernandez
Jimena Perez Blanco
Africa Zamorano Sanz
Sandra Pallares Gomez

Men:
Guillermo Sanchez Gtrez-Cabello
Juan Marin Sanchez
Gonzalo Carazo Barbero
Marc Vivas Egea