Lachezar Shumkov

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Sofia, Bulgaria
	High School: 7th High School

	Event: Breaststroke
	Club: SC Sofia

04/30/2014

Captains Announced For The 2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving Season

Swimming coach Bob Goldberg chooses two seniors to lead the Huskies in the pool next year

02/26/2014

Ten Huskies Named To All-Conference Team

UConn finished in third place at last week's American Athletic Conference Championships

02/22/2014

UConn Takes Home Third Place Finish At Conference Championships

Sophomore swimmer Mike Lennon was second in the 1650-yard freestyle Saturday

02/21/2014

Sawyer Franz Wins 400-Yard IM Final; Huskies Remain In Third Place At Conference Championships

UConn trails Louisville and SMU heading into the final day of the conference meet

02/19/2014

Huskies Set Two School Records In Opening Day Of Conference Championships

UConn is currently in second place behind Louisville with 105 points

02/05/2012

Women's Swimming and Diving: Connecticut vs Darthmouth

Wolf-Zackin Natitorium Storrs CT

Events: 100 breaststroke, 200 breastroke

At UConn: Big East A- Finalist, 200 breaststroke record holder in his freshman year... Won the 50,100 and 200-meter breaststroke and the 200 IM at the Bulgarian National Championships in 2013... Earned All-Conference honors last season... Named the American Athletic Conference Male Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 19) as a junior after winning both breaststroke events in UConn's meet against Pennsylvania (Nov. 9)... Tabbed as a team captain for this season... Holds UConn's breaststroke records... Has made tremendous progress in school as a computer science major.

Achievements: Bulgarian National Age Group Champion

Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1992....son to Simona and Lachezar Shumkov...Computer Science major

Why UConn: "I liked the team and the coaching staff and I liked the University academics wise."