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Hi, I'm Marcos.
I grew up at my family's dropzone in Argentina. I started packing at 15, worked every position on the DZ, and by 21 was vice president of the national skydiving federation.
At 22 I owned a small Cessna operation, and at 24 I started working overseas: since then I've been a full-time instructor and DZO in Mexico, the USA, New Zealand, Denmark, China and the UAE.
I started canopy coaching in 2015, and in 2017 I designed the first version of the Alter Ego Tandem canopy course. In 2020 I joined Team Alter Ego Fastrax as a competitor, in 2021 I won my first FAI gold medal (speed, World Championships) and joined the Skydive Dubai team.
Today I've made more than 14,500 jumps and I coach pilots from all over the world, in person and online. Canopy is my specialty, but I also coach freefly, angle, flocking and canopy formation.
What I do
Canopy coach with Skydive Dubai and The Alter Ego Project (Silver, Yellow, Orange, Green, Grey, Blue and Red courses), Danish National Canopy Piloting Coach, and tandem and AFF instructor. I coach in English and Spanish, in person and online.
- 01
World Champion in speed (gold medal), 2021 FAI World Championship of Canopy Piloting, Tanay, Russia, and 4th overall.
- 02
Bronze medal, 2024 FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships, Pretoria, South Africa.
- 03
Back-to-back Nordic Champion (2023 and 2024), including a perfect 900 in 2023.
- 04
Overall wins at ICPC 2023 (Ravenna) and the DZDK Open 2026, plus 2nd at ICPC 2026.
- 05
South American records in speed (1.867 s) and distance (184.67 m).
Personal bests
Source: Swoop Stats, Open, FAI-approved competitions.
- Speed1.867sNational record · 2024 Dubai World Skydiving Championship
- Distance184.67mNational record · 10th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships, Pretoria 2024
- Accuracy100pts2024 Dubai World Skydiving Championship
- Freestyle55.48pts2024 Dubai World Skydiving Championship
Ratings & licences
Ratings no longer current are shown in grey as "previously held".
Ratings list to be confirmed.
“I want to teach others how to be great, and learn how to give the best of me.”
Off the dropzone: hang gliding, gliders, scuba, climbing, snowboarding and video editing, which is why video analysis is at the centre of my coaching.
