Medals and Spanish Records for CN Vulcania at the Spanish Masters Swimming Championships.
Seventeen swimmers from the Lanzarote club traveled to Castellón to compete in the national competition.
Club Natación Vulcania participated last week in the Spanish Open Winter Masters Swimming Championships, and once again the Lanzarote club returned laden with medals and several Spanish records. These results validate the hard work done in training over the past few months, placing them among the most decorated clubs in the country.
A total of 17 swimmers made up the CN Vulcania team that traveled to Castellón to compete in the Spanish Open Winter Masters Swimming Championships. The team consisted of Brais Ruiz Seijo, Raquel Martín Melián, Daniel Prieto Rodríguez, Cedric Murillo Nova, Aythami Cirugeda López, Laura Yus Fernández, Elena Morante Gómez, José Juan Aranda Gallego, Alfonso José Caballero Izquierdo, Manuel Frías Rico, Néstor Álvarez Valencia, Gabriel Acosta Perdomo, Gisela Ramos Rojas, Judith Sarah Branf, Javier Segura Sánchez, Jorge Vázquez Iglesias, and Miguel Gómez Molina.
One of the most decorated swimmers was Laura Yus Fernández (Masters +30), who won three gold medals in the 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter backstroke, and 100-meter backstroke events, and a silver medal in the 100-meter individual medley. Furthermore, the CN Vulcania Masters swimmer set a new national record in the 50-meter backstroke for the Masters +30 category.
Javier Segura Sánchez (Masters +25) was crowned Spanish champion in three events, winning gold medals in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke and the 200-meter individual medley, as well as bronze in the 50-meter breaststroke.
José Juan Aranda (Masters +50) was crowned Spanish champion in the 50-meter backstroke and 50-meter butterfly, and took home the bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle. Alfonso José Caballero (Masters +30) also won three medals, taking gold in the 50-meter butterfly and silver in the 50-meter backstroke and 100-meter butterfly.
Elena Morante (Masters +30) reached the podium twice, winning gold in the 50-meter butterfly and silver in the 50-meter backstroke. Like Brais Ruiz (Masters +25), who won a gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley and a bronze in the 200-meter individual medley. The medal count in the individual events was completed by Daniel Prieto with a gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke, Manuel Frías (Masters +35) with a bronze in the 100-meter freestyle, and Raquel Martín with a bronze in the 400-meter individual medley.
In the relay events, the team made up of José Juan Aranda, Manuel Frías, Javier Segura, and Alfonso Caballero won the gold medal in the 4×50-meter medley relay and also set a new Spanish record in the Masters +120 category with a time of 1:45.06. CN Vulcania won several medals in the relay events of the Spanish Open Winter Masters Swimming Championships.
Source: LanzaroteDeportiva.com
