José Luis Ballester Rubert (born August 17, 1969) is a former butterfly

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from Spain, who competed at three consecutive

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for his native country, starting in

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. At each Olympic appearance he was eliminated in the qualifying heats. Ballester was born in Vinaròs, Castellón, Spain. Ballester received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in management in 2003.

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Spanish Olympic Committee
* 1969 births Living people Florida Gators men's swimmers Spanish male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Spain Sportspeople from Castellón de la Plana Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1987 Mediterranean Games {{spain-swimming-bio-stub

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