Ander Martín and Esther Briz Win Double Gold at 2026 Spanish Nationals

Ander Martín’s home club Real Club Náutico Torrevieja hosted the 2026 Spanish Beach Sprint National Championships last weekend, all-but guaranteeing that the two-time world champion would be in action. Martín didn’t disappoint, and alongside his long-time mixed double partner Esther Briz, picked up gold in both the mixed double and the mixed quad.

Overall, RCN Torrevieja also led the junior and senior medal table with four golds, one silver and two bronzes. Nearby rivals Real Club de Regatas de Alicante and Santa Pola, both also from Valencia, came next. Alicante had two golds, four silvers and four bronzes, while Santa picked up two golds and a bronze.

The race to be Spain’s representatives at the LA28 Olympic Games is certain to be tight, and Martín and Briz will be among the small group of male and female athletes vying for the country’s two beach sprint quota places. But the Spanish national team’s internal testing is proving to hold greater importance than local regattas. Many of Martín and Briz’s key rivals didn’t show up to nationals, and so the results in Torrevieja don’t give a clear idea of who might be ahead.

The full podiums from the 2026 Spanish Beach Sprint National Championships were:

CW1x:

1. Maria Macian – RCR Cartagena
2. Alejandra García – CRM La Línea
3. Carmen Jarabo – RCR Alicante

CM1x:

1. Ignacio Ramon-Borja – Clot de Lillot
2. Marcos Salas – RCR Alicante
3. Salvador Díaz – RCM Málaga

CMix2x:

1. Esther Briz, Ander Martín – RCN Torrevieja
2. Paula Espinosa, Manuel Vera – RCN Torrevieja
3. Celia de Miguel, Salvador Díaz – RCM Málaga

CMix4x+:

1. Paula Espinosa, Esther Briz, Marco Liarte, Ander Martín, Alicia Sanchez (c) – RCN Torrevieja
2. Ivan Reinosa, Jaime Arenas, Lola Garcia, Nadia Felipe, Ainoha Casanova (c) – Clot de Lillot
3. Ana Salas, Lucia Devesa, Nicolás Iborra, Felipe Nutz, Marta Galiano (c) – RCR Alicante

PR3 CMix2x:

1. Carlos Dorado, Jara García – CR Veteranos de Sevilla
2. Mario López, Izaskun Echaniz – Raspas AE

U19 CW1x:

1. Blanca López – CN Santa Lucía
2. Nayara Ortolá – RCN Calpe
3. Cristina Noland – RCR Alicante

U19 CM1x:

1. Xavier Torres – Santa Pola
2. Eduard Colome – CR Delta
3. Miguel Hernandez – RCR Alicante

U19 CW2x:

1. Lirios Huelamo, Marina Lopez – RCR Alicante
2. Elena Marquez, Lena Iguzquiza – RCM Málaga
3. Raquel Rizo, Laura Navarro – Santa Pola

U19 CM2x:

1. Antonio Salas, Alfredo Mena – CRM La Línea
2. Diego Molina, Enrique Martínez – RCR Alicante
3. Manuel Crego, Alejandro Gómez – RCM Málaga

U17 CW1x:

1. Ainoha Anton – RCN Calpe
2. Beatriz de Haro – RCN Calpe
3. Carla Bernues – RCR Cartagena

U17 CM1x:

1. Adrian Lledo – Santa Pola
2. Thiago Perez – RCR Alicante
3. Sergio Mira – RCM Málaga

U17 CW2x:

1. Nadia Georgieva, Kassandra Quinto – RCN Torrevieja
2. Paula Ibañez, Beatriz de Haro – RCN Calpe
3. Valeria Sejas, Clara Steenblock – RCM Málaga

U17 CM2x:

1. Oleksandr Butsyk, Vladyslav Khatonka – RCN Torrevieja
2. Carlos Ortiz, German Díaz – RCR Alicante
3. Mario Rodríguez, Julen Carballo – RCN Torrevieja

U17 CM2x:

1. Vega Martin, Mauricio Nutz – RCR Alicante
2. Sergio Mira, Clara Steenblock – RCM Málaga
3. Nadia Georgieva, Alejandro Vera – RCN Torrevieja

Masters CW1x:

1. Rosa Tur – RCN Calpe
2. Maria del Mar Ferrer – RCN Torrevieja
3. Maria Soledad Jimenez – RCM Málaga

Masters CM1x:

1. Rafael Ferrer – RCM Málaga
2. Eneko Van-Horenbeke – Raspas AE
3. Manuel Perez – RCM Málaga

Masters CMix2x:

1. Maria Soledad Jimenez , Manuel Perez – RCM Málaga
2. Domingo Carrasco, Cristina Cava – Remo Aguilas
3. Maria del Mar Ferrer, Javier Ferrer – RCN Torrevieja

Masters CMix4x+:

1. Manuel Salas, Santiago Martín, María Perez, Eva Caracena, Marta Galiano (c) – RCR Alicante
2. Esther Perez, Jose Vera, Belen Garcia, Fernando Imbernon, Alicia Sanchez (c) – RCN Torrevieja
3. Alejandro de las Heras, Manuel Perez, Dolores Martinez, Monica Montaño, Teresa Mendez (c) – RCM Málaga