List of Bulgarian records in swimming

The Bulgarian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Bulgaria, which are recognised and ratified by Bulgaria Swimming.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	22.94		Golomeev, TsvetanTsvetan Golomeev	-	22 May 1988	-	Antwerp, Belgium
100 m freestyle	50.27		Golomeev, TsvetanTsvetan Golomeev	-	14 July 1988	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
200 m freestyle	1:51.40		Nikolov, AleksandarAleksandar Nikolov	-	6 December 2009	-	Thessaloniki, Greece
400 m freestyle	3:55.10		Kochanov, ValentinValentin Kochanov	-	15 July 1988	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
800 m freestyle	8:07.02		Stoichev, PetarPetar Stoichev	-	6 July 2003	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
1500 m freestyle	15:19.86		Aydarski, VentsislavVentsislav Aydarski	-	6 December 2009	-	Thessaloniki, Greece
50 m backstroke	26.26	(h)	Zhelev, MartinMartin Zhelev	-	23 May 2012	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	[1]
100 m backstroke	56.19		Zhelev, MartinMartin Zhelev	-	7 April 2012	-	Thessaloniki, Greece
200 m backstroke	2:01.95	(h)	Zhelev, MartinMartin Zhelev	-	25 May 2012	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	[2]
50 m breaststroke	28.09	(h)	Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	26 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
100 m breaststroke	1:00.61	(sf)	Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	10 August 2008	Summer Olympics	Beijing, China
200 m breaststroke	2:11.94	(h)	Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	12 August 2008	Summer Olympics	Beijing, China
50 m butterfly	24.67		Palazov, GeorgiGeorgi Palazov	-	10 May 2004	European Championships	Madrid, Spain
100 m butterfly	54.12		Palazov, GeorgiGeorgi Palazov	-	22 March 2008	European Championships	Eindhoven, Netherlands
200 m butterfly	1:59.77		Palazov, GeorgiGeorgi Palazov	-	20 March 2008	European Championships	Eindhoven, Netherlands
200 m individual medley	2:00.70	(h)	Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	13 August 2008	Summer Olympics	Beijing, China
400 m individual medley	4:23.24	(h)	Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	1 April 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:26.77		Tsvetan Golomeev Kamen Atov Vladimir Draganov Valentin Kochanov	Bulgaria	15 July 1988	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:34.05		Valentin Kochanov Petar Kochanov Tsvetan Golomeev Kamen Atov	Bulgaria	7 August 1985	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
4×100 m medley relay	3:49.99		Martin Zhelev Dinko Geshev Georgi Palazov Aleksandar Nikolov	Bulgaria	31 July 2007	-	Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bulgaria Swimming; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	25.77	=	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Bulgaria	14 June 2015	-	Lewisville, United States
50m freestyle	25.77	=	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Mladost'91	19 July 2015	Bulgarian Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	[3]
100m freestyle	55.07	h	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Bulgaria	19 August 2014	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	[4]
200m freestyle	1:58.41	h	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Bulgaria	4 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[5]
400 m freestyle	4:11.71	h	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	-	29 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[6]
800 m freestyle	8:35.40	h	Strumenlieva, AntoanetaAntoaneta Strumenlieva	-	23 September 1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul, Korea
1500 m freestyle	16:55.53		Moralieva, IvankaIvanka Moralieva	-	27 July 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan
50 m backstroke	28.64	sf	Avramova, EkaterinaEkaterina Avramova	-	27 July 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[7]
100 m backstroke	1:01.10	sf	Avramova, EkaterinaEkaterina Avramova	-	25 July 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[8]
200 m backstroke	2:10.43		Avramova, EkaterinaEkaterina Avramova	-	9 March 2012	British Championships	London, United Kingdom	[9]
50 m breaststroke	31.90		Dangalakova, TanyaTanya Dangalakova	-	23 September 1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul, Korea
100 m breaststroke	1:07.95		Dangalakova, TanyaTanya Dangalakova	-	23 September 1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul, Korea
200 m breaststroke	2:27.66		Dangalakova, TanyaTanya Dangalakova	-	18 August 1986	World Championships	Madrid, Spain
50m butterfly	27.63	sf	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Mladost'91	17 July 2015	Bulgarian Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	[10]
100m butterfly	1:00.99		Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Mladost'91	19 July 2015	Bulgarian Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	[11]
200 m butterfly	2:13.69		Miteva, NevyanaNevyana Miteva	-	15 July 1988	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
200 m individual medley	2:16.88		Dangalakova, TanyaTanya Dangalakova	-	3 August 1986	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
400 m individual medley	4:49.25		Dangalakova, SonyaSonya Dangalakova	-	26 July 1980	Summer Olympics	Moscow, Soviet Union
4×100 m freestyle relay			S. Blagova Natalia Hristova Radosveta Pironkova Vanya Argirova	Bulgaria	8 August 1985	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
4×200 m freestyle relay	8:16.69		Natalia Hristova Adriana Borisova Rumyana Kavardzhikova Vanya Argirova	Bulgaria	18 August 1987	European Championships	Strasbourg, France
4×100 m medley relay	4:11.92	-	Bistra Gospodinova Tanya Dangalakova Radosveta Pironkova Vanya Argirova	Bulgaria	10 August 1985	-	Sofia, Bulgaria

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bulgaria Swimming; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	22.60		Nikolov, AleksandarAleksandar Nikolov	-	17 December 2011	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
100 m freestyle	49.07		Nikolov, AleksandarAleksandar Nikolov	-	19 December 2009	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
200 m freestyle	1:48.01		Nikolov, AleksandarAleksandar Nikolov	-	13 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
400 m freestyle	3:49.43		Kochanov, ValentinValentin Kochanov	-	12 December 1987	-	Monaco, Monaco
800m freestyle	7:57.46		Aydarski, VentsislavVentsislav Aydarski	-	2 March 2012	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
1500m freestyle	15:04.27		Aydarski, VentsislavVentsislav Aydarski	-	28 November 2009	-	Vienna, Austria
50m backstroke	24.91	h	Zhelev, MartinMartin Zhelev	Bulgaria	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[12]
100m backstroke	53.73	h	Zhelev, MartinMartin Zhelev	Bulgaria	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[13]
200m backstroke	1:56.37	h	Zhelev, MartinMartin Zhelev	Bulgaria	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[14]
50 m breaststroke	27.33		Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	8 April 2006	World Championships	Shanghai, China
100 m breaststroke	58.52		Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	13 December 2007	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary
200 m breaststroke	2:06.91		Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	16 December 2007	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary
50 m butterfly	24.35		Palazov, GeorgiGeorgi Palazov	-	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100 m butterfly	52.76		Palazov, GeorgiGeorgi Palazov	-	11 December 2003	European Championships	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
200 m butterfly	1:57.12		Palazov, GeorgiGeorgi Palazov	-	13 December 2003	European Championships	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
100 m individual medley	54.53		Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	10 October 2004	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
200 m individual medley	1:58.43		Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
400 m individual medley	4:10.98		Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov	-	9 December 2005	European Championships	Trieste, Italy
4×50 m freestyle relay	1:30.83		Raichin Antonov Mihail Alexandrov Georgi Palazov Aleksandar Nikolov	Bulgaria	16 December 2007	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:24.08		Valentin Kochanov Vladimir Draganov Petar Kochanov Velichko Begov	Bulgaria	18 March 1988	-	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:24.43		Tsvetan Golomeev A. Dimitrov Valentin Kochanov Petar Kochanov	Bulgaria	11 March 1984	-	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
4×50 m medley relay	1:40.98		Lyubomir Lazarov Dinko Geshev Martin Zhelev Aleksandar Nikolov	Bulgaria	8 December 2011	European Championships	Szczecin, Poland
4×100 m medley relay	3:46.4		Bratko Popov P. Donchev Y. Vasilev Tsvetan Golomeev	Bulgaria	29 February 1980	-	Sofia, Bulgaria

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Bulgaria Swimming; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	24.93	h	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Bulgaria	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[15]
100m freestyle	53.85	h	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Bulgaria	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[16]
200m freestyle	1:56.01	h	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	Bulgaria	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[17]
400 m freestyle	4:06.00	h	Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	-	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[18]
800 m freestyle	8:25.04		Strumenlieva, AntoanetaAntoaneta Strumenlieva	-	18 March 1988	-	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
1500 m freestyle	16:32.4		Strumenlieva, AntoanetaAntoaneta Strumenlieva	-	23 January 1988	-	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
50 m backstroke	27.30	sf	Avramova, EkaterinaEkaterina Avramova	-	10 December 2011	European Championships	Szczecin, Poland	[19]
100 m backstroke	58.75	sf	Avramova, EkaterinaEkaterina Avramova	-	8 December 2011	European Championships	Szczecin, Poland	[20]
200 m backstroke	2:06.38		Avramova, EkaterinaEkaterina Avramova	-	11 December 2011	European Championships	Szczecin, Poland	[21]
50 m breaststroke	32.50		Draganova, VangelinaVangelina Draganova	-	8 December 2011	European Championships	Szczecin, Poland
100 m breaststroke	1:08.20		Dangalakova, TanyaTanya Dangalakova	-	10 December 1988	-	Edinburgh, Scotland
200 m breaststroke	2:25.95		Dangalakova, TanyaTanya Dangalakova	-	20 March 1988	-	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
50 m butterfly	27.94		Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	-	18 December 2011	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
100 m butterfly	1:00.56		Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	-	17 December 2011	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
200 m butterfly	2:12.94		Miteva, NevyanaNevyana Miteva	-	18 March 1988	-	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
100 m individual medley	1:02.84		Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	-	19 December 2009	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
200 m individual medley	2:15.60		Rangelova, NinaNina Rangelova	-	18 December 2011	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
400 m individual medley	4:44.30		Strumenlieva, AntoanetaAntoaneta Strumenlieva	-	17 March 1988	-	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
4×50 m freestyle relay	1:46.88		Ekaterina Avramova Nina Rangelova Vangelina Draganova Dobromira Ivanova	Bulgaria	9 December 2011	European Championships	Szczecin, Poland
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:51.04		Rumyana Kavardzhikova Radosveta Pironkova Antoaneta Strumenlieva Vanya Argirova	Bulgaria	18 March 1988	-	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
4×200 m freestyle relay	8:34.6		Adriana Borisova B. Borisova Yanita Rangacheva Bistra Gospodinova	Bulgaria	5 March 1987	-	Sofia, Bulgaria
4×50 m medley relay	1:54.41		Ekaterina Avramova Nina Rangelova Vangelina Draganova Dobromira Ivanova	Bulgaria	10 December 2011	European Championships	Szczecin, Poland
4×100 m medley relay	4:13.74		Mariya Kocheva Antoaneta Frenkeva Nevyana Miteva Natalia Hristova	Bulgaria	10 December 1989	-	Sabadell, Spain

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by [[|]]; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References

1. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
2. "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
3. Karl Ortegon (19 July 2015). "Nina Rangelova Downs 27-Year-Old National Record at Bulgarian Champs". swimswam.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
4. "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Microplus Informatica. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
5. "Women's 200m Heats Freestyle Results". Omega Timing. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
6. "Women's 400m Freestyle Heats Results". www.london2012.com. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
7. "Womens 50 Metres Backstroke Semifinal Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
8. "Womens 100 Metres Backstroke Semifinal Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
9. "Eкатерина Аврамова покри норматив за участие на олимпиадата в Лондон". http://www.bul-swimming.org. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
10. Karl Ortegon (19 July 2015). "Nina Rangelova Downs 27-Year-Old National Record at Bulgarian Champs". swimswam.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
11. Karl Ortegon (19 July 2015). "Nina Rangelova Downs 27-Year-Old National Record at Bulgarian Champs". swimswam.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
12. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
13. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
14. "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
15. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
16. "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
17. "Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
18. "Women's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
19. "Women's 50m Backstroke Semifinal Results". Omega Timing. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
20. "Women's 100m Backstroke Semifinal Results". Omega Timing. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
21. "Women's 200m Backstroke Results". Omega Timing. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

External links

• Bulgaria Swimming web site
• Bulgarian Long Course Records - Men
• Bulgarian Long Course Records - Women
• Bulgarian Short Course Records - Men
• Bulgarian Short Course Records - Women