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2025 Spanish Short Course Championships
November 13-16, 2025 Piscina Nova de l’Escullera, Barcelona SCM (25 meters) Prelims – 10:00 CET/4:00 EST. Finals – 6:00 CET/12:00 EST Meet Central Live Results and Start Lists Psych Sheet (11/01/25) Lublin 2025 Qualification Criteria/SwimSwam PreviewParis Olympic finalist Hugo Gonzalez had a tough summer 2025, failing to make Spain’s Worlds team in his backstroke events. Today, he turned his fortune around by making an international squad – in the unlikely event of 200 breaststroke.
Gonzalez won Spain’s 2025 short course national title in the 200 breast in a time of 2:06.10, a time swift enough to qualify for the country’s European Short Course Championships team.
Gonzalez is not new to competing breaststroke events. However, a national title and a six-second personal best in the event places him in new territory. Moreover, Gonzalez scratched the 50 backstroke, which has traditionally been his best stroke, to go all-in on the 200 breast tonight.
Of note, 26-year-old Gonzalez left his alma mater, UC Berkeley, in May, to train with Bob Bowman in Austin. This apparent new emphasis on breaststroke could be a result of this coaching change.
Spain will send two prominent swimmers to Euros in the 200 breast: Gonzalez and reigning short course world champion Carles Coll Marti, who will be a podium favorite in Lublin. Coll is not swimming this weekend, as he already secured his spot from his top eight finish in Singapore.
Though a big name. At the start of the session, Diego Mira unleashed a new Spanish record in the 400 IM to punch his ticket to Euros in Lublin. His 4:04.43 winning time knocked down Alan Cabello’s supersuited 4:05.09 mark. It also sliced over four seconds off his 4:08.63 entry time.
The second national record of the night went to Mariana Pacheco de Sousa, who eclipsed a mark of the great Mireia Belmonte by .01. Pacheco de Sousa clocked a 58.23 to win the 100 fly, besting Belmonte’s 58.24 standard by a hair. Despite being a national record, the time did not meet Spain’s qualifying standards for Lublin.
Another swimmer on the outside looking in still is Ivan Martinez, a 2025 Worlds participant. Martinez missed the 50 back standard by a tenth en route to a 25.49 victory in the event. As mentioned before, Hugo Gonzalez scratched the event after placing 3rd in the prelims with a 24.03.
Three freestylers found their way on to the Euros team. Carla Cardin notched her spot with a 4:05.27 this morning before adding and placing third at night. The final winner, in 4:06.76, was Ainhoa Campabadal, also punching her international team ticket. Finally, Mario Mendez had a big swim in the fastest heat of the men’s 800, posting a five-second pb of 7:43.93 to keep his short course season going.
New Lublin 2025 Qualifiers From Day 1
Carla Carron – women’s 400 freestyle Diego Mira – men’s 400 IM Ainhoa Campabadal – women’s 400 freestyle Hugo Gonzalez – men’s 200 breaststroke Mario Mendez – men’s 800 freestyleOther Day 1 Event Winners
Women’s 50 back: Irene Ciercoles — 26.90 (championship record) Men’s 100 fly: Ardibel Gonzalez — 51.52 Women’s 200 breast: Alba Vasquez — 2:23.50Read the full story on SwimSwam: Hugo Gonzalez Wins Spanish National Title and SC Euros Berth In 200 Breaststroke
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