Yordan Yanchev

Won the 500 free 4:38.87 at the TYR Classic…won the B final of the 200 free (1:38.75) and 50 free (21.46) and also helped the Noles win the 400 free relay…won 200 free (1:38.40) and 100 free (44.60) against Florida Southern…also helped Noles place third in 200 free relay against Florida Southern…won 1000 free and set PR (9:11.56) and placed second in 500 free (4:24.16) against Georgia…also helped Noles placed second in 400 free relay against Georgia…won the 500 free (4:20.15) and placed second in 1000 free (9:14.75) against Georgia Tech…also helped Noles win 400 free relay…competed at the FINA SC World Championships in Melbourne in the 400 free (3:45.70), 800 free (8:17.85) and anchored Bulgaria to an 8th place finish in the 4×200 free relay…won the 500 free (4:25.18)  and 1000 free (9:16.46) at LSU…Placed fifth in the 1650 free (15:27.36) and finished second in the 500 free (4:25.33) against No.3 UF…lowered his pool record in the 500 free (4:16.84) and won the 200 free (1:36.79) against Tampa…lowered his own FSU record in the 500 free en route to winning bronze at the ACC Championships at 4:12.97…helped the Noles place seventh in the 800 free relay (6:17.12) and finished 13th in the 200 free (1:33.92) and eighth in the 1650 free (15:08.13). 

NCAA qualifier in the 500 free…led off the 800 free relay with a career best in the 200 free at 1:34.95…also competed in 200 and 500 free…broke the FSU Record in the 500 free by placing ninth at ACCs at 4:14.16…also swam on the 800 free and competed in the 200 free (1:36.47) and 100 free (44.31)… set the Morcom Aquatics Center pool record in the 500 free (4:18.87) vs. Tampa…was also second in the 200 free (1:36.14)…competed in the FINA SC World Championships for Bulgaria in the 200m free (1:48.60) an 400m free (3:48.12)…finished seventh in the 500 free (4:19.15) and 17th in the 200 free (1:36.91) at the Georgia Tech Invitational…won the 200 free (1:39.95) and 500 free (4:29.84) against Florida Southern…swam in the sixth-place 400 free relay squad and placed eighth in the 200 free (1:42.29) and 12th in the 500 free (4:40.41) against Auburn…competed at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest for Bulgaria

Finished 23rd in the 500 free (4:15.86)  and 37th in the 200 free (1:35.56) at the NCAA Championships…qualified for the ACC championship final of the 500 free after swimming the second fastest time in school history at 4:15.02…finished sixth in the 500 free (4:16.66) and 17th (1:35.25) in the 200 free…also swam the 1650 free (15:45.38)…joined the team in January of 2021…only competed against Tampa where he placed first in the 1000 free (9:33.75)  and second in the 500 free (4:34.38)…also competed in the 200 free (1:44.71)

A Bulgarian National Champion…holds the Bulgarian Record in the 200m (1:49.36)  and 400m free (3:50.25) and is apart of the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×100 medley relay teams that hold the national marks…was a finalist in the World Junior Championship and European Junior Championship…participated in World Championship Hangzhou and Youth Olympic Games in 2018

Personal: Aug. 30, 2002…son of Marin Yanchev and Maria Yancheva…a member of PK Sandanski where he is coached by Bozhidar Gramatikov…plans to major in business management