Eldish Swimmer Alba HerreroCN Tennis from Elche will compete with the Absolute Spanish Swimming Team in the prestigious competition this weekend (March 10-12). Edinburgh meeting. The athlete from the Valencian Commonwealth Swimming Federation will be swimming in the 100, 200 and 400 meter freestyle events in the Scottish capital, which is a huge challenge for him. one of the biggest young promises of the national scene.
Alba Herrero, an International and a fellow at the San Cugat Center for High Performance, was conducting high altitude concentration at OAC of Sierra Nevada (Granada) last January with the goal of achieving the best possible shape for these appointments. Part of a strong Spanish team of nine women and seven men, the Elda swimmer stands out as a four-time Olympic medalist. mireia belmonte appearing registered for a total of four tests: 200 and 400 free, 100 butterflies and 200 styles. Belmonte was declared Olympic champion at the 2016 Rio Games in the 200 butterflies.
Along with the athlete and celebrity Belmonte, the Spanish women’s team competes with swimmers who hope to give a lot to talk about in the future, such as the very young 17-year-old Emma Carrasco, who is now the junior world champion. 200 breaststroke and junior European gold in all 400 styles. We should note Alba Vázquez’s name as the fifth among 400 styles in past Europeans in Rome. In the men’s category, apart from Spanish record holder César Castro in 200 freestyles, Fran Arévalo, Arbidel González, Marcos Martín or Miguel Martínez stand out.
As it will be remembered, and despite the age of 20, Alba Herrero already has a long history of glory. He qualified for the Junior European Championships in 2019 and became the Spanish Junior champion in the 400m freestyle that year. He participated in the European Championship the same year, was a finalist in the 400 freestyle relay and placed fourth in the 4×200 freestyle relay. He finished fifth in the Junior World Cup 4x200m freestyle, the relay test and the 2021 Junior Spanish Champion. Outside the pool, he also became the Spanish champion in the 10km Open Water in the Junior 2 category in 2021, becoming the best Spaniard in the absolute category. That summer, at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, he became the absolute Spanish champion in the 200m freestyle, the absolute Spanish champion in the 400m freestyle and the absolute Spanish runner-up in the 800m freestyle and won the gold medal. In all these tests in the Absolute Youth category. .