Eduardo Blasco

Eduardo Blasco de Imaz Álvarez (12 August 1994), better known as Edu Blasco, is a Spanish swimmer specializing in lifesaving. He is known for his achievements in sports competitions and his commitment to humanitarian causes. As of 2024, he has performed over a thousand rescues.

Biography

Blasco was born in the Basque Country and raised in the Canary Islands, where he began swimming at a young age. He resides in Fuerteventura. Furthermore, he holds 66 senior national medals and has medaled at the European championships in Wales (2015), Belgium (2017), and Italy (2019), as well as at the World Championships in Greece (2016). In 2017, Blasco was part of the team that competed in the World Games.

In 2022, after winning the world lifesaving championship, Blasco decided to join a migrant rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea, becoming the first professional swimmer to participate in such operations. Additionally, he has voiced concern regarding the migration crisis in the Canary Islands and addressed issues related to human trafficking. As of 2024, he was balancing his athletic career with doctoral studies focused on human rights at Europe's southern border.

The following year, in 2025, Blasco won the Spanish absolute Lifesaving and Lifeguarding Championship for the tenth consecutive year.