Hokie swimmers ready to make waves in Tokyo
Published Thursday, Jul. 22, 2021, 7:39 pm
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Antani Ivanov has spent a long time waiting for a few minutes in a Tokyo pool.
After nearly qualifying for the 2016 Olympics, the Virginia Tech junior qualified for his home country, Bulgaria, in 100 and 200 butterfly for the 2020 Games in 2019. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were delayed until July 2021.
“Waiting three or four years was a really long period of time for me,” said Ivanov, who is studying business management. “But then with COVID and the Olympics getting pushed back a year, it was actually good for me. This was best year at VT and now I’m in a better position to do something in Tokyo.”