Mihail Alexandrov (Bulgarian: Михаил Александров) (born April 9, 1985)[1] is an Olympic swimmer from Bulgaria. He swam for Bulgaria at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.[2] Alexandrov has been swimming for the USA since 2009.
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| Full name | Mihail Plamenov Aleksandrov Михаил Александров | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Mike" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Bulgaria (2004−2008) / United States (2009–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 9, 1985 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Northwestern University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandrov, who has dual Bulgarian/USA citizenship, swam for the USA's Northwestern University from 2003 to 2007,.[3] In March 2007 he set a USA National Record in the 100 yard breaststroke (51.56)[4] at the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships, while swimming for Northwestern.[5][6] This was despite the fact that he had not swum internationally for the US at that time and that he was viewed as a Bulgarian swimmer. The USA Swimming rules at the time allowed for the USA National mark to be set by a swimmer who could represent the US in international competition (his dual citizenship allowed for this) and who at the time of the swim was not representing another country (he was swimming for the country-neutral Northwestern University at the time of the swim). USA Swimming's rules have subsequently been altered so that only swimmers currently representing the USA internationally can set the "American" Record. Alexandrov's record was broken in 2012 by Kevin Cordes.
Alexandrov now works as a personal trainer in the Los Angeles area where he also coaches swimming.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Alexandrov's bio page". Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-23. - ^ Alexsandrov's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ Alexandrov's bio Archived 2009-12-22 at the Wayback Machine from the Northwestern Athletics website; retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ Another day, another NCAA Record and Championship; Mike Alexandrov wins 100 breast in record fashion Archived 2012-07-12 at archive.today; Northwestern Athletics website; published 2007-03-16, retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ Northwestern's Mike Alexandrov Sets U.S. Open, NCAA Record in 100 breast; Potentially Sets American Standard Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine by Jason Marsteller, Swimming World Magazine online. Published 2007-03-16, retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ Results from Day 2 of the 2009 Men's Division NCAA meet Archived 2009-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, where under the 100 breaststroke, Alexandrov is listed as holding the American Record (USA National Record). Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Mike Alexandrov (@alexandrov59)". Twitter. Retrieved June 12, 2016.