Petar Stoychev
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He is currently the Sports Minister in the government of his native Bulgaria.
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International Career
Stoychev is an open water swimmer who has won the gold medal at the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships 25 km in Shanghai, China, the bronze medal at the 2005 FINA World Swimming Championships in Montréal, Canada for the 10K and 25K events, and a bronze at the 2003 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona and at the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Roberval, both in the 25K event.
Stoychev has been victorious in numerous locations around the world, including the 2012 BCT Gdynia Marathon in Poland, and was the overall winner of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit for an unprecedented ten straight years. Stoychev participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China winning the extraordinarily difficult 25 km race under inhospitable conditions.
He is coached by Krassimir Toumanov.
Olympic Career
Stoychev participated in his fourth Olympics when he finished 9th in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics. He swam in pool events in 3 Olympics and in marathon swimming in 2 Olympics.
Administrative Roles
He is also a member of the FINA Athletes Commission and the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee.
English Channel World Record
From 25 August 2007 to 8 September 2012, Stoychev held the world record for the English Channel in a time of 6 hours 57 minutes. He also successfully swam in the English Channel in 2006 in 7 hours 21 minutes prior to setting his record. He beat the previous record set by Christof Wandratsch of Germany in 2005 of 7 hour and 3 minutes; his record was eclipsed by Trent Grimsey of Australia in 2012 with a time of 6 hours 55 minutes.
Fastest English Channel Crossings in History
1. 6:55 by Trent Grimsey, Australia, E-F in September 2012
2. 6:57 by Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, E-F in August 2007
3. 7:03 by Christof Wandratsch, Germany, E-F in August 2005
4. 7:05 by Yuri Kudinov, Russia, E-F in August 2007
5. 7:16 by Vitek Rostislav, Czech Republic, E-F in August 2009
6. 7:17 by Chad Hundeby, USA, E-F in September 1994
7. 7:20 by Christof Wandratsch, Germany, E-F in August 2003
8. 7:21 by Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, E-F in August 2006
9. 7:22 by David Meca, Spain, E-F in August 2005
10. 7:25 by Yvetta Hlavacova, Czech Republic, E-F in August 2006
11. 7:40 by Penny Lee Dean, USA, E-F in July 1978
Other Honors
He was also selected as the flag bearer for the Bulgarian Olympic team at the 2008 Beijing Games, where he swam both in the open water event (10K marathon swim) and the 1500m freestyle in the pool. He finished 6th in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim.
He was selected in a global online poll as the 2009 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year for his victorious marathon swims throughout the year.
Achievements
- 2010 – Winner of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
- 2010 – Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame –
- 2009 – Winner of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
- 2009 – Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame – Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2008 – Winner of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
- 2008 – Olympic Games Beijing, China: 10 km – 6th place
- 2008 – Olympic Games Beijing, China: flag bearer for the Bulgarian Olympic team
- 2007 – Holder of the world record for the fastest ever verified swim of the English Channel: 6 hours, 57 minutes and 50 seconds. The first swimmer to make the English Channel swim crossing in less than 7 hours.
- 2007 – Winner of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
- 2006 – Winner of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup
- 2005 – World Swimming Championships – Montreal, Canada: 10 km – 3rd place, 25 km – 3rd place
- 2005 – Winner of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup
- 2004 – Winner of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup
- 2004 – Olympic Games Athens, Greece: 400 m freestyle and 1500 m freestyle
- 2004 – European Swimming Championships – Madrid, Spain: 25 km – 3rd place
- 2003 – World Swimming Championships – Barcelona, Spain: 25 km – 3rd place
- 2003 – Winner of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup
- 2002 – Winner of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup
- 2001 – Winner of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup
- 2000 – FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup – 3 rd place;
- 2000 – World Championships Open Water Swimming – Honolulu, Hawaii: 10 km – 2nd place, 5 km – 12th place;
- 2000 – Olympic Games Sydney, Australia: 400 m freestyle – 35th place, 1500 m freestyle – 30th place;
- 2000 – European Championships, Helsinki, Finland: 1500 m freestyle – 10th place, 5 km – 6th place;
- 2000 – World Championships Short Course, Athens, Greece: 400 m freestyle – 16th place, 1500 m freestyle – 11th place;
- 1999 – FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup – 2nd place;
- 1999 – European Championships, Istanbul, Turkey: 5 km – 9th place, 25 km – 4th place;
- 1995 – European Championships, Vienna, Austria: 5 km – 6th place, 25 km – 12th place;
- 1993 – Started marathon swimming: first event Ohrid, Macedonia – 2nd place;
- 1993 – European Youths Championship: 1500 m freestyle – 2nd place, 400 m freestyle – 3rd place;
- 1992-2004 – Many times national champion and record holder: 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle;
- 1983 – Started swimming at the age of 6.
2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results
1. Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia - 1:49:55.1
2. Thomas Lurz of Germany - 1:49:58.5
3. Richard Weinberger of Canada - 1:50:00.3
4. Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece - 1:50:05.3
5. Daniel Fogg of Great Britain - 1:50:37.3
6. Sergey Bolshakov of Russia - 1:50:40.1
7. Vladimir Dyatchin of Russia - 1:50:42.8
8. Andreas Waschburger of Germany - 1:50:44.4
9. Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria - 1:50:46.2
10. Alex Meyer of the USA - 1:50:48.2
11. Julien Sauvage of France - 1:50:51.3
12. Troyden Prinsloo of South Africa - 1:50:52.9
13. Erwin Maldonado of Venezuela - 1:50:52.9
14. Igor Chervynskiy of Ukraine - 1:50:56.9
15. Yasunari Hirai of Japan - 1:51:20.1
16. Brian Ryckeman of Belgium - 1:51:27.1
17. Valerio Cleri of Italy - 1:51:29.5
18. Csaba Gercsak of Hungary - 1:51:30.9
19. Arseniy Lavrentyev of Portugal - 1:51:37.2
20. Ky Hurst of Australia - 1:51:41.3
21. Ivan Enderica Ochoa of Ecuador - 1:52:28.6
22. Yuriy Kudinov of Kazakhstan - 1:52:59.0
23. Francisco Jose Hervas of Spain - 1:53:27.8
24. Mazen Aziz Metwaly of Egypt - 1:54:33.2
25. Benjamin Schulte of Guam - 2:03:35.1
External links
Videos
External links
- 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km Coverage
- 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming - Male Medal Contenders
- Petar Stoychev Rights Ship In Santa Fe
- Petar Stoychev, Dominant Marathoners
- Petar Stoychev, 2009 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year
- Open Water Swimming
- Petar Stoychev Dominates 2011 FINA Grand Prix
- Petar Looks to Future For Open Water Swimming
- English Channel world record progression
- 2012 London Olympics - The Men of Open Water Swimming
- 34 Countries on 5 Continents in London Olympics
- Petar Stoychev Wins $10G At BCT Gdynia Marathon
- Christine Jennings Rallies To Victory Over Natalia Charlos In Poland
- Records in Catalina Channel vs. English Channel
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- WOW...Whatta Year Of Achievement
- Finishing With A Victory Pose
- 30 Open Water Swimmers Known By One Name
- Petar Stoychev Selected As Sports Minister
- Petar Stoychev Steps Up To A Greater Goal
- BCT Gdynia Marathon Recalls The 1960's And 1970's
