Oct. 13, 2004
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Northwestern sophomore and 2004 Olympian Mike Alexandrov (Champaign, Ill./Centennial) competed in five events at the World Short Course Championships over the weekend at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Bulgarian citizen and Champaign, Ill., native reached the finals in four of his five events, finishing seventh in the 50 breast and 400 IM; sixth in the 100 IM and fifth in the 100 breast.
He also swam in the 200 free, placing 13th.
At the Athens Olympics in August, Alexandrov competed in three events for Bulgaria, with his best finish coming in the 200 IM (18th).
The Short Course Championships are swum on a 25 meter course as opposed to the 50 meter course used during the Olympics.
The meet lasted five days and featured several new World Records. Nearly 50,000 attended the meet, which was also televised daily on ESPN2.
Complete results for the World Short Course Championships can be found by clicking on the link.
ALEXANDROV'S RESULTS
50 Breast: 7th place (27.55)
100 Individual Medley: 6th place (54.86)
100 Breast: 5th place (59.83)
200 Free: 13th place (1:48.39)
400 Individual Medley: 7th place (4:12.50)