| Bulgaria at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| FINA code | BUL |
| National federation | Bulgarian Swimming Federation |
| Website | bul-swimming |
| in Doha, Qatar | |
| Competitors | 10 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Bulgaria competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February.
The following is the list of competitors in the Championships. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Dimitar Isaev | Solo technical routine | 121.4600 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hristina Cherkezova Dimitar Isaev | Duet technical routine | 151.0600 | 12 Q | 155.3433 | 12 |
| Duet free routine | 108.2458 | 9 Q | 93.7938 | 10 | |
Bulgaria entered 8 swimmers. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gabriela Georgieva | 100 metre backstroke | 1:01.65 | 15 Q | 1:01.42 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| 200 metre backstroke | 2:10.86 | 3 Q | 2:09.95 NR | 5 Q | 2:10.11 | 6 | |
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