Five current and former Alabama swimmers competed at the World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary this past week. These athletes were selected to represent their respective home countries and three of them broke records at the event.
The current Alabama swimmers who competed were Diana Petkova (Bulgaria), Kaique Alves (Brazil) and Toni Dragoja (Croatia). The alumni who participated were Victor Johansson (Sweden) and Kalia Antoniou (Cyprus)
.Five current and former Alabama swimmers competed at the World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary this past week. These athletes were selected to represent their respective home countries and three of them broke records at the event.
The current Alabama swimmers who competed were Diana Petkova (Bulgaria), Kaique Alves (Brazil) and Toni Dragoja (Croatia). The alumni who participated were Victor Johansson (Sweden) and Kalia Antoniou (Cyprus).
Antoniou set a record for her country as well. She broke Cyprus’ record for the 100-meter freestyle. Antoniou was named the 2022 Cyprus Sports Writers Association Female Athlete of the Year. She also was named to the First Team All-American team in 2022 as a member of the 200-medley relay.
Alves competed on Brazil’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay team. The team managed to record the fastest time among all participating South American countries. His personal split was 45.82.
