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FEDERICO GIL PEREZ

ALEXANDER RUIZ DE AGUIRRE

ALEXANDER RUIZ DE AGUIRRE

Proud father of three sons, passionate amateur swimmer, dedicated runner, and enthusiastic rugby coach. 

Participant:

  • Swim Alligator Lighthouse 8Miles (2024, 2023, 2021, 2019). Swim Miami 5K (2021, 2023, 2024,2025), Mermaid OWS 2Miles (2023, 2022, 2021). Fresh Start Swim Series-St Pete Beach 5K  2021.  Lucky’s Lake Frogman Night Ops 5K Swim

Proud father of three sons, passionate amateur swimmer, dedicated runner, and enthusiastic rugby coach. 

Participant:

  • Swim Alligator Lighthouse 8Miles (2024, 2023, 2021, 2019). Swim Miami 5K (2021, 2023, 2024,2025), Mermaid OWS 2Miles (2023, 2022, 2021). Fresh Start Swim Series-St Pete Beach 5K  2021.  Lucky’s Lake Frogman Night Ops 5K Swim 2022. Swim Tri Beach Key Biscayne (2023). Southern Cross Open Water Fort Myers 1Mile (2024)
  • Keys 100 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024),  Daytona 100 (2023), Miami Marathon (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018). Miami Half Marathon (2010, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024,2025). 13.1. Fort Lauderdale (2010), 13.1 Series Miami Beach (2011), A1A Half Marathon (2011). Key Biscayne Half Marathon (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023), SOMO Half Marathon (2024), First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon (2019), South Florida Big 3 & South Florida Big 4. 
  • Triathlons: Life Time Tri South Beach 2014 and Escape Miami 2018.


World Rugby Level 1 Coach

 Key Biscayne Rugby Rats U12 Youth Coach.

Amateur rugby former Player: 

  •  Fort Lauderdale Rugby Football Club (USA). 
  • Castelldefels Rugby Union Club. (Spain). 
  • Hamburguer SV Rugby (Germany). 
  • Tecnico Club Rugby (Portugal). 
  • University Illes Balears Rugby Club (Spain).
  • Rugby Club University of Zaragoza (Spain).

ALEXANDER RUIZ DE AGUIRRE

ALEXANDER RUIZ DE AGUIRRE

ALEXANDER RUIZ DE AGUIRRE

Father, husband and passionate endurance athlete. Outdoor sports enthusiast with many years of racing and coaching experience. Always ready for new challenges!Racing Background

  • Played soccer at college/university level.
  • Have run over 5 marathons and 10 half-marathons.
  • Over 10 x Olympic distance finisher.
  • 10 x Half-Ironman distance finisher (T

Father, husband and passionate endurance athlete. Outdoor sports enthusiast with many years of racing and coaching experience. Always ready for new challenges!Racing Background

  • Played soccer at college/university level.
  • Have run over 5 marathons and 10 half-marathons.
  • Over 10 x Olympic distance finisher.
  • 10 x Half-Ironman distance finisher (Texas, Miami, Florida, Augusta).
  • 4 x Ironman distance finisher. (Texas 2012, Coeur D’Alene 2013, Cozumel 2013, Florida 2014)

Certifications & Academic Background

  • USA Triathlon Level II Coach
  • US Masters Swimming Level I Coach
  • WOWSA Level II Coach
  • NCSF Personal Trainer

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