SWIMMERS from Bulgaria

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bulgarian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Bulgarian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. Kristian Golomeev (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 41.37, Kristian Golomeev is the most famous Bulgarian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Kristian Tsvetanov Gkolomeev (Bulgarian: Кристиан Цветанов Голомеев, Greek: Κριστιάν Τσβετάνοφ Γκολομέεφ, born 4 July 1993) is a Greek former professional swimmer who represented his country at the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. He specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.

2. Lyubomir Epitropov (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 24.64, Lyubomir Epitropov is the 2nd most famous Bulgarian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 10 different languages.

Lyubomir Epitropov (Bulgarian: Любомир Епитропов; born 27 April 1999) is a Bulgarian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China. At the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade Epitropov took part in the 200m Breaststroke and broke the Bulgarian national record to win Gold with the time 2:09.45, tying for first place with Swedish swimmer Erik Persson.

3. Antani Ivanov (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 22.98, Antani Ivanov is the 3rd most famous Bulgarian Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Antani Ivanov (Bulgarian: Антъни Иванов, born 17 July 1999) is a Bulgarian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly, men's 100 metre butterfly and men's 200 metre butterfly events at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. He finished 38th in the 50 metre butterfly, 41st in the 100 metre butterfly and 8th in the 200 metre butterfly, setting a national record of 1:55.55 in the heats. His final in the 200 metre was the first for a Bulgarian swimmer since Mihail Alexandrov's 6th place at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships men's 100 metre breaststroke. He has qualified to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metre butterfly event.

4. Diana Petkova (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 20.61, Diana Petkova is the 4th most famous Bulgarian Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Diana Petkova (Bulgarian: Диана Петкова; born 10 June 2000) is a Bulgarian swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 100 m breaststroke, and Women's 200 m individual medley.