David Meca
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David Meca Medina (born February 1, 1974, in Sabadell
) is a long distance swimmer from Spain
, who has swum from mainland Spain to Ibiza
among his exploits. He won gold at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal
for the men's open water 25 km.
Meca took silver in the 5 km event at the 2000 World Championships in Hawaii
. He also won silver in the 25 km competition and a bronze in the 10 km at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships
in Barcelona, Spain.
Meca once served a one-year ban following a positive test for nandrolone
, a banned performance enhancer.
Meca successfully swam the English Channel
on 10 August 2004 in a time of 7 h 46 mins and again on 29 August 2005 in a time of 7 h 22 mins.
He swims for the Club Natació Sabadell.
Sabadell
Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona...
) is a long distance swimmer from Spain
Spain
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, who has swum from mainland Spain to Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
among his exploits. He won gold at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
for the men's open water 25 km.
Meca took silver in the 5 km event at the 2000 World Championships in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. He also won silver in the 25 km competition and a bronze in the 10 km at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships
2003 World Aquatics Championships
Barcelona, Spain was the host city of the X FINA World Aquatics Championships or the 10th FINA World Championships in Aquatics, which were held from July 12 until July 27, 2003....
in Barcelona, Spain.
Meca once served a one-year ban following a positive test for nandrolone
Nandrolone
Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0.4 ng/ml. Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester and less commonly as a phenylpropionate ester...
, a banned performance enhancer.
Meca successfully swam the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
on 10 August 2004 in a time of 7 h 46 mins and again on 29 August 2005 in a time of 7 h 22 mins.
He swims for the Club Natació Sabadell.