Athlete Info
Introduction
Knowledge and sports give me the confidence of a full-fledged young person. I study well in an elite language school in Varna and I swim six times a week with additional dry workouts according to the training plan. As а part of the Bulgarian National swimming team I am preparing to meet the standards for the Olympics in Paris in 2024. I live a healthy and disciplined life, I have a strong sense of self-control and personal responsibility.
Sport
Sport | Swimming |
Team/Club | "Asteri" - Varna |
Position/Discipline | 400, 800 and 1500 free style |
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Top Athletic Achievements
PB Times:
100m free: 54:33 LCM
200 free yards: 1:45:60 SCY
200m free: 1:57:22 SCM
400 free yards: 4:38:82 SCY
400m free: 4:03:98 SCM
800 free yards: 9:48:41 SCY
800m free: 8:34:86 SCM
1500 free yards: 16:12:69 SCY
1500m free: 16:18:53 SCM
50m backstroke: 28:29 LCM
100m backstroke: 1:00:41 LCM
100m backstroke: 0:57:98 SCM
200m backstroke: 2:08:34 LCM
200m IM: 2:14:20 LCM
400m IM: 4:37:85 SCM
Bronze Medalist - COMEN Open Water (5000 meters)
Competitions & Tournaments
Multiple National Champion - U16 and U17
National Team Champion with "Asteri"
Member of the Bulgarian National Swimming Team
Multiple times "VARNA athlete of the month"
2023 Bulgarian Athlete Award by Turkish Sport Club "Bakirkoy ATA Sport Club", Istanbul, Turkey
Other Athletic Info
Thanks to my sporting successes I am a proud member of the "Dimitar Berbatov Foundation" - “Successful Children of Bulgaria” and in 2021 I have won the grand prize in the Sports category.
Academics
GPA | 3.7 |
SAT | September 2024 |
TOEFL | June 2024 |
High School | Firs Language School - Varna |
Other Achievements
https://www.bta.bg/bg/news/sport/253130-varnenskiyat-klub-asteri-stana-kompleksen-shampion-na-darzhavnoto-otborno-parven
https://www.1eg.eu/uspehi/yasen-bonev-sportni-otlichiq.html
Interview
What makes you different?
I like to challenge myself. I pursue my goals without fail until I achieve the desired results. I am defined as studious, hardworking, consistent, disciplined, ambitious, but mostly as a unique person with a good heart.
College goals
I will do the best of myself to get a higher education while developing my sporting career at the highest possible college level . My desire is to compete with elite university athletes and bring success to my team.
Why do you want to compete in college?
The United States has the best sports education system in the world. It offers a high level of education, intelligent environment, good conditions for sports and recreation, good coaches and high quality athletes. It will be an honor for me to be a part of it.
Swimming and life Goals?
I want to be healthy and successful and to keep swimming,. I would like to graduate with honors, have an interesting profession and start a big family.
Anything else we should know?
My swimming idol is Caleb Dressel. I admire him with all my heart and one day I want to swim next to him.