Martín López-Zubero Purcell (born April 23, 1969), also known as Martin Zubero, is a former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.
López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.
[3] His older brother, David López-Zubero, won the bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly swimming for Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
[1] He placed eleventh in the 200-meter backstroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and returned four years later in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain to win the gold medal in the same event while also placing fourth in the 100-meter backstroke and seventh in the 100-meter butterfly.
[3] López-Zubero graduated from the University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance with a bachelor's degree in recreation in 1998.