MARTINEZ Alberto

Spain

Marathon Swimming

Date of Birth: 27 Jun 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: CARTAGENA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : SANT CUGAT DEL VALLES

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Marathon Swimming	Men's 10km	18

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's 10km	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	10km	25km
2019	Gwangju, KOR	8	7

European Championships

Year	Location	10km	25km
2020	Budakalasz, HUN	10	-
2018	Glasgow, GBR	10	11

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10km
2021	1 x 10th
2020	1 x 23rd
2019	1 x 20th
2018	1 x 9th, 1 x 17th, 1 x 19th
2017	1 x 15th, 1 x 24th

World Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
9	2018	10km	Setubal, POR
10	2021	10km	Doha, QAT
15	2017	10km	Qiandaohu, CHN
17	2018	10km	Doha, QAT
19	2018	10km	Abu Dhabi, UAE
20	2019	10km	Doha, QAT
23	2020	10km	Doha, QAT
24	2017	10km	Hong Kong, CHN

Legend
X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, TR - Team Relay, TTT - Team Time Trial

Nickname:

Maky (albertomartinez.weboficial.net, 03 Feb 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Public Speaker

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Club name:

CN Marina-Cartagena Ancora [Spain]

Coach:

Fred Vergnoux [national], FRA

Start:

He began swimming at age four. (laopiniondemurcia.es, 03 Feb 2020)

Reason:

"I have always liked to swim in open water. I was pushed to do more since the first competition I made in my hometown [Cartagena, Spain] when I was a kid." In 2017 he began training at the High Performance Centre [CAR] in Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain. "I saw clearly that I wanted to commit to [open water swimming], and I knew that training at the CAR was my only chance." (mundodeportivo.com, 21 Oct 2019; laverdad.es, 16 Jul 2019)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (mundodeportivo.com, 21 Oct 2019)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 16 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"To be successful, your desire to reach success must be bigger than your fear of failing." (podium.telefonica.com, 01 Jan 2018)

Award:

In 2020 he received an award at the Murcia Sports Gala in Spain for his achievements in 2019, including qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (fnrm.es, 01 Jan 2020; fbmrmurcia.es, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
PREPARATION
In 2020 he spoke about the keys to success in long-distance races. "For long-duration events you need a large carbohydrate intake three to four days before the race and above all be very well hydrated. Visualisation work is extremely important in an open water event where there are numerous uncertainties and you have to be prepared to overcome them as quickly and efficiently as possible. And, of course, in the weeks of maximum training you have to train a higher volume, an average of 18-20km a day." (swimswam.com, 16 Jul 2020)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/albertomakyct
Twitter Profile 2: https://twitter.com/alberto_maki
Athlete Website: https://albertomartinez.weboficial.net/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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