Iago López Marra (born 7 April 1990 in

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, Galicia) is a

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. He started

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in his hometown of

at age twelve. He later moved to

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and teamed with Diego Botín. The duo placed 9th at the

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and 4th at the

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Early life

López began sailing at the age of 11 at the Real Club competing in the Optimist 420 and 470 classes.

Career

When he was 18, he joined the High-Performance Sailing Center of

, where he combined

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with his studies in

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. In the 2013 season, he was part of the crew of the Swan 80, ''Plis Play'', which won the

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. During the 2014 season, he was a member of the 100-foot super maxi ''Esimit'' / ''Europa'' which performed on the Mediterranean circuit. He was a team member for the Spanish

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team and Star Sailors League. He competed in the 69F and A classes, in which he won vice-champion at Spain 2020 and champion at France 2021. In the 2022 season, he began the year aboard the ''Comanche'', skippered by Mitch Booth, winning the RORC 2022 transatlantic and IMA Trophy. The ''Comanche'' set a new race record for the 3,000 nautical mile course from Lanzarote to Granada of 7 days, 22 hours, 1 minute, and 4 seconds. The new record broke the previous record by more than two days.

International results

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Series: 2018 A-Cat World Championship - OPEN
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