WE SUPPORT
From Palma Sport & Tennis Club we support high level athletes, with the aim of promoting talent, improving their conditions of competition and providing them with the necessary support so that they can obtain the best results in their sporting careers.
TRAIL
BENITO PÉREZ LÓPEZ
Has participated in several big races such as Trail de Serra de Tramuntana, UTMB (Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc), ULTRA PIRINEU, Transvulcania, Transalpine-run etc.
This year he is participating in:
UTMB Montblanc 55km and 3500d+.
Mallorca 5000 67km and 5000d+.
SWIMMING
MARC SÁNCHEZ TORRENS
International swimmer, born in Palma who, after 6 seasons of training between Barcelona and Madrid and participating in the Olympic Games in Rio, decided to return to his hometown.
International swimmer, born in Palma who, after 6 seasons of training between Barcelona and Madrid and participating in the Olympic Games in Rio, decided to return to his hometown.
In addition to participating in Rio, Marc has competed in world championships and European championships and has been champion of Spain more than 40 times. The last seven gold medals were achieved last December in the Sabadell national championship.
He also holds the records in Spain of 800 and 1500 free and 4×200 relay.
The main objective for this season is to continue to enjoy swimming and reconcile training with his university studies.
SWIMMING
XAVI TORRES
Paralympic champion in various categories. This elite Mallorcan athlete has one of the most successful CVs in Spanish sport, with a total of 16 medals in Paralympic Games: 5 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze, as well as several world records.
Among his merits in swimming, which have been recognized with the gold medal for sporting merit in Spain and also in France, there are several world and European championships and runners-up, 123 Spanish championships and a total of 56 international Open.
CYCLING
DANIELA PINTARELLI & ANDREAS TRAXL
Team MooserWirt St. Anton am Arlberg is an Amateur Cycling Team based in Austria. The members of the Team are participating at Road Races and Gran Fondos in and around Austria. Daniela Pintarelli & Andreas Traxl are the owners and team leaders of the Team.
Daniela was many years part of the Austrian National Team and won several medals at the Austrian Championships. She finished the Ötztaler Radmarathon twice at the third place (2015/2016) and once at the second (2014) www.oetztaler-radmarathon.com/de
Andy is one of the best Amateur cyclists in Austria. He won a lot of Gran Fondos and medals at the Austrian Championships. Together they won twice time the Schwalbe Tour Transalp, a 7 days stage race from Germany to the Gardasee in Italy (2016 & 2013) tour-transalp.de/news/
Find more information about the Team & races at traxlradsport.at
SAILING
SEAN McCARTER
Having grown up on the water, Sean is aiming to compete in sailings toughest event;
The Vendee Globe 2020 race. Every four years 30 sailors race 30,000 miles alone, non-Stop, without assistance around the world.
Sean has already sailed around the world twice, most recently in the Clipper Race when his team Derry-Londonderry made Global News headlines for successfully recovering a man overboard in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean. The team went on to win their class in the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race and the North Atlantic race from New York to Ireland.
Sean is currently sailing with Team Maverick; racing a state-of-the-art Infinity 46. Competing in the classic offshore races; Maverick won their class in the Rolex Middle Sea race and the RORC TransAtlantic race last November, next up is the famous Fastnet Race in August.
Here in Palma, Sean races in Real Club Nautico’s Dragon fleet.
