David Meca
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David Meca Medina (born February 1, 1974 in Sabadell) is a long distance swimmer from Spain, who has swam from mainland Spain to Ibiza among his exploits. He won gold at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montréal for the Men's Open Water 25km.
Meca tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone at a marathon World Cup event in Brazil in 1999. He appealed against his two-year suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, and had it reduced to one year.
Meca took silver in the 5km event at the 2000 World Championships in Hawaii. He also won silver in the 25km competition and a bronze in the 10km at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain .
