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2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Stefan Popov

  • Event Breaststroke
  • Class SR
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Previous School Sofia High School Of Mathematics

Biography

NCAA Qualifying Events ('B' standards unless otherwise noted)
100 breast (2018, 2016)
200 breast (2017, 2016)

All-Conference Honors
200 breast (2016)
400 medley relay (2018)

Top-10 Rankings
200 Breast
1. Tom Cole, 2011    1:54.54 
2. Steve Lundquist, 1981     1:55.01
3. Ronen Faur, 2017    1:56.21
3. Nicolai Hansen, 2014    1:58.58
4. Alex Hetland, 2008    1:58.81
5. Stefan Popov, 2016    1:59.12
6. Julian Fletcher, 2012    1:59.22
7. Tim Carlson, 2001    1:59.29       
8. Chris Weissman, 1984    1:59.66
9. Christian Bahr, 1996    1:59.71

Top Times
50 free 22.81 11/19/2015
100 back 58.99 2/16/2018
100 breast 55.24 2/19/2016
200 breast 1:59.12 2/20/2016
200 IM 2:02.01 11/20/2014

Honors and Awards
All-American Athletic Conference Academic Honors (2017)
CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2017)
CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2016)
All-American Athletic Conference Academic Honors (2016)
All-American Athletic Conference Academic Honors (2015)
SMU Honor Roll (Spring 2018, Spring 2016)

Prep: Member of the Bulgarian National Team from 2011 to 2013, representing the nation on two different occasions.

Personal: Computer science and math major ... Parents are Niko and Sabina ... Has one sister, Sofia.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15FR

    Breast
    5'9" 159 lbs
  • 2015-16SO

    Breast
    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2016-17JR

    Breaststroke
    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2017-18SR

    Breaststroke
    5'9" 170 lbs