Rafael Muñoz (swimmer)
Rafael Muñoz Pérez ( born March 3, 1988 in Córdoba, Andalusia ) is a Spanish swimmer.
Career
Rafael Muñoz first international success, the winning the bronze medal over 50 meters and 100 meters butterfly at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven in 2008 dar.
In Beijing at the Summer Olympic Games in 2008, he was unable to convince the 30th place in the 100 meters butterfly.
In December of the same year he became. During the European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, vice - European champion over 100 meters and bronze medalist on 50 -meter butterfly With the Spanish 4 x 50 meter medley relay, he could reach the seventh place in the final.
International received most attention Rafael Muñoz in the spring of 2009, when he set a new world record in the 50 meters butterfly aufstellte the Spanish Swimming Championships in Malaga and therefore improved the almost four years old record of the South African Roland Schoeman. Ibid he pressed the European record of Milorad Čavić over 100 meter butterfly by one hundredth of a second. Almost 20 days later, he improved selfsame record in Montpellier, France again 50.46 seconds.
In August 2010, Muñoz made headlines because he missed three doping tests within 9 months. This will be punished according to the regulations of the Swimming Federation FINA by a suspension of two months to two years, allowing its participation in the European Swimming Championships in 2010 would not have been possible. However, the association accepted the apology, he had not appeared on the tests only because of his " mental state ". After he won gold over 50 meters butterfly at the European Championships, the case received even greater attention. While the FINA justify their act, the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA announced his intention to investigate the case yet, and demanded access to the documents.