Hugo González (swimmer)

Hugo González de Oliveira (born 19 February 1999) is a Spanish swimmer. He is the son of a Spanish father and a Brazilian mother. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke and the men's 200 backstroke events at the 2016 Olympics, and in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Hugo González
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Individual Medley, Breaststroke
ClubReal Canoe NC
College teamAuburn University
University of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Representing  Spain
World Championships (LC)
2024 Doha200 m backstroke
2024 Doha100 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
2020 Budapest200 m medley
2020 Budapest100 m backstroke
2020 Budapest50 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona200 m medley
2018 Tarragona200 m backstroke
2018 Tarragona4x200 m freestyle

He also competed at the 2016 European Junior Championships in Hodmezovasarhely winning 2 gold medals in 200 back 1:57.00 and 400IM 4:17.27

Hugo competed at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest for Spain. He took 23rd in the 100 back in 55.05, 26th in the 200 IM in 2:02.78 and 32nd in the 200 back in 2:02.41. He won 3 gold medals and a silver medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships. Gold in 400IM with a championship record 4:14.65, 200 back 1:56.69 with also a championship record and 100 back 54.27, and silver in 50 back 25.30.

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