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Petar Stoychev

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Petar Stoychev (Bulgarian: Петър Стойчев; born 24 October 1976 in Momchilgrad) is a Bulgarian swimmer who is one of the most successful long distance marathon swimmers in history. He is one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and an honor swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Stoychev has 11 consecutive titles of a major international open water marathon swimming FINA series since 2001 (World Cup winner 2001–2006, Grand Prix winner 2007–2011) with more than 60 wins in individual swimming marathons. So far, he has swum over 60,000 km in pools, rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Petar Stoychev is the 412th most popular swimmer, the 427th most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 2nd most popular Bulgarian Swimmer.

Petar Stoychev is most famous for being a long-distance swimmer and for his achievements in open water swimming, including multiple victories in the FINA World Cup series. He is particularly noted for his record-setting swims across the English Channel and other challenging open water events.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Petar Stoychev ranks 412 out of 709. Before him are Maarten van der Weijden, Bruno Fratus, Ian Crocker, Veniamin Tayanovich, Lotte Friis, and Yannick Agnel. After him are Jessica Hardy, Arkady Vyatchanin, Ye Shiwen, Dániel Gyurta, Svetlana Romashina, and Anastasiya Yermakova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Petar Stoychev ranks 1,065. Before him are René Hoppe, Sun Ribo, Pat Tillman, Kristoffer Rygg, Andrew Simpson, and Sander van Gessel. After him are Charlotte Ayanna, Anne Margrethe Hausken, Karsten Kroon, Frédéric Dufour, Roberta Anastase, and Tanja Frieden.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Petar Stoychev ranks 427 out of 415. Before him are Todor Aleksiev (1983), Martin Marinov (1967), Lubomira Bacheva (1975), Emilia (1982), Milen Petkov (1974), and Toncho Tonchev (1972). After him are Dimitar Makriev (1984), Yana Marinova (1978), Georgi Georgiev (1976), Ivo Yanakiev (1975), Aleksandar Tonev (1990), and Daniela Yordanova (1976).

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Among SWIMMERS In Bulgaria

Among swimmers born in Bulgaria, Petar Stoychev ranks 2. Before him are Kristian Golomeev (1993). After him are Antoaneta Frenkeva (1971), Lyubomir Epitropov (1999), Antani Ivanov (1999), and Diana Petkova (2000).

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