Born in Alicante but resident in Almería, Patricia Quintanilla entered the world of sports at the age of seven. She wanted to be a member of a basketball team but an injury forced her to quit, and she began to practice swimming at nineteen. This sport has given her the chance to become Champion of […]
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Estéfano González, a young swimmer that dreams about the Olympics
At his young age, this swimmer from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in the province of Cádiz, already knows what success is. Estéfano González is two times champion of Spain in his favourite style: butterfly stroke. He is still a member of the club to which he has belonged his whole life: the CD Natación Sanlúcar. He […]
Swimming as a tool to achieve full integration of people with disabilities
Swimming to promote integration. Juan José Polo, from Seville, studies Physical Education and loves swimming. He wanted people with and without disabilities to train together, so they could compete in the same level. That’s how the Al-Andalus Sevilla Sports Club was created in 2015. Its members have already won several medals. There’re no barriers for […]
Raúl Arellano, cutting edge technology to improve the performance of swimmers
He is a professor of Sports Science of the University of Granada, and one of the few specialized in swimming. Raúl Arellano has dedicated his whole career to this sport. He has focused his research in human swimming propulsion and competition analysis, which he has applied in several Olympics. Between 2009 and 2012, Raúl Arellano […]