2012-13: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned two All-America awards, including one First Team honor ... swam third leg of the sixth-place 800 free relay (6:38.93) ... placed 16th in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.92) ... finished 24th in the 400 IM (4:00.97) and 33rd in the 200 IM (1:53.18).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Swam second leg on conference champion 800 free relay (6:38.57; meet record) ... placed third in the 400 IM (4:00.16), fifth in the 200 IM (1:52.42) and fifth in the 200 butterfly (1:52.39).
SEASON: Competed in nine meets ... top times in 50 backstroke (24.26), 100 backstroke (52.26) and 200 butterfly (1:51.78) at Eastern Michigan Invitational (11/30) ... top time in 100 breaststroke (58.99) vs. Findlay (1/11).
2011-12: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned four All-America honors including two First Team accolades … placed fifth in the 400 individual medley (3:54.97) … came in 14th in the 200 IM (1:50.44) and 15th in the 200 breaststroke (2:01.60) … swam the third leg of the third-place 800 free relay (6:32.49; school record) … finished 17th in the 200 butterfly (1:52.21).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Claimed conference titles in the 400 IM (3:55.78) and the 200 breaststroke (2:00.80), his second championship in three years in both events … broke his own GLIAC meet record as well as the Jenison pool record in the 400 IM … finished sixth in the 200 IM (1:51.80) … led off the second-place 800 free relay (6:42.25) and swam the breaststroke portion of the 400 medley relay which came in third (3:19.94).
SEASON: Competed in eight regular-season meets … top time of 58.24 in the 100 breaststroke Oct. 22 at Indianapolis.
2010-11: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned four First Team All-America accolades and another two Honorable Mentions … placed fourth in the 400 individual medley (3:55.65) … swam the second leg of three relays; the fourth-place 800 free relay (6:38.70), the sixth-place 200 medley relay (1:30.09) and the sixth-place 400 medley relay (3:18.19) … finished 10th in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.47) and 14th in the 100 breaststroke (56.32) … missed the consolation final of the 200 IM by .10 seconds, placing 17th (1:51.10).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was the runner-up in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.62) and the 400 IM (4:00.27) … placed third in the 200 IM (1:51.74) … swam the second portion of the 400 medley (3:20.21) and the 800 free (6:42.72) relays, both finishing second, as well as the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:31.70).
SEASON: Top times in the 200 freestyle (1:42.82) and the 100 backstroke (52.20) Nov. 12 against Calvin … 2:02.21 in the 200 breaststroke at the Kenyon Total Performance Invitational … 1:51.11 in the 200 backstroke Jan. 8 at Grand Valley State … 51.29 in the 100 butterfly Jan. 28 versus Findlay.
2009-10: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned seven First Team All-America honors, WSU’s co-leader with Cauli Bedran … won national championships in the 200 breaststroke (1:59.49) and the 400 IM (3:50.90), setting school records in both … finished second in the 100 breaststroke (54.88) and the 200 IM (1:48.24) … scored a combined 74 points in four individual events, more than 12 teams … led off the 800 free relay which tied for fourth (6:43.89) … swam the second leg of both the fifth-place 200 medley relay (1:30.81) and the seventh-place 400 medley relay (3:20.36).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Voted GLIAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Freshman of the Year … collected six conference titles including three individual championships … won the 200 IM (1:51.15), breaking his own pool record he set in the prelims … set pool and meet records in both the 400 IM (3:59.19) and the 200 breaststroke (2:01.01) … swam the second leg of the first-place 400 medley relay, which set a pool record (3:21.70) … led off the 800 free relay which set a pool record and finished first (6:45.77) … set an individual pool record in the 200 free with his leadoff time of 1:41.43 … also led off the first-place 400 free relay (3:04.54).
SEASON: Selected as the GLIAC Swimmer of the Week and the Counsilman-Hunsaker National Collegiate Men's Division II Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com after his performance Nov. 21 at Calvin ... recorded two NCAA “A” qualifying times in the 400 individual medley (4:00.26) and the 100 breaststroke (56.88) ... also won the 100 freestyle (47.38) ... posted his best 200 back time of the season Jan. 9 against Grand Valley State (1:52.24), second-best by any Warrior all season.
2006-09: Attended Universidad Rey Juan Carlos I but was not a student-athlete ... was part of Spain's national team which competed at the World Championships, the U.S. Open and the European Junior Championships in 2009.
High School: A 2005 graduate of IES Ortega y Gasset.
Personal: Full name--Joaquin Abascal Gallegos ... born in Madrid, Spain ... son of Joaquin Abascal and Juncal Gallegos ... has a sister, Juncal ... is a business administration/management major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2013.
