Missouri State

Event	Personal Best Time at MSU	2024-25 Best Time
50-yard free	20.98 (11/21/24)	20.98 (11/21/24)
50-yard fly	21.10 (1/17/25)	21.10 (1/17/25)
100-yard fly	48.03 (2/21/25)	48.03 (2/21/25)
200-yard fly	1:49.47 (1/25/25)	1:49.47 (1/25/25)
100-yard breast	54.73 (2/21/25)	54.73 (2/21/25)
100-yard IM	50.76 (1/17/25)	50.76 (1/17/25)

Top Achievements

• 2024-25 MVC bronze medalist in 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay
• 2023-24 CAA gold medalist in 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
• 2023-24 CAA silver medalist in 200 butterfly
• 2022-23 CAA gold medalist in 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
• 2021-22 CAA bronze medalist in 200 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay
• 2020-21 CAA bronze medalist in 400 medley relay
• 2024 House of Champions Invitational gold medalist in 400 medley relay
• 2024 House of Champions silver medalist in 200 medley relay
• 2024 House of Champions Invitational bronze medalist in 200 freestyle relay

Honors & Awards

• All-MVC Honorable Mention: 2025
• CAA Swimmer of the Week: 2/1/2022
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team: 2022-23, 2024-25
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2025
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
• MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025

2024-25 Season (Fifth Year)
Appeared in all eight swim meets…Placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.61), third in the 400-yard medley relay (3:12.13), third in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:20.47), eighth in the 100-yard butterfly (48.37), eighth in the 100-yard breaststroke (55.38) and 10th in the 200-yard butterfly (1:51.16) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 19-22)...Placed first in the 400-yard medley relay (3:12.40, Meet Record), second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.29), third in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:20.67), sixth in the 50-yard butterfly (22.08), seventh in the 100-yard butterfly (48.58), 11th in the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.98) and 20th in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.46) at the House of Champions Invitational (Nov. 21-23)...Owned top team time in the 100-yard butterfly (48.03) for eighth-fastest individual best time in MVC…Won three individual events all in the 100-yard butterfly…Named to All-MVC Honorable Mention...Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Delaware (2020-24)
Swam for the University of Delaware Blue Hens for four seasons (2020-24) in the Coastal Athletic Association under head coach Pablo Marmolejo...As a freshman in 2020-21, earned CAA bronze in 400 medley relay with school record (3:15.75)...Placed fourth in 100 butterfly at CAA Championships (48.25)...As a sophomore in 2021-22, advanced to finals of 50 and 100 butterfly at CSCAA National Invitational Championships…Won four CAA bronze medals with school record in 200 fly (1:46.60) and three bronzes in 200 medley, 400 medley and 800 freestyle relays…Won CAA Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 1…As a junior in 2022-23, part of CAA record swims in 200 medley (1:24.92) and 400 medley relay (3:07.92)...Placed sixth at CAA Championships in 200 fly (1:48.80)...As a senior in 2023-24, placed eighth in 100 fly at West Virginia Invitational…Placed second in 200 fly (1:47.11) and sixth in 100 fly (47.79) at CAA Championships.

Background
Swam for Bulgarian Swimming Federation, Etar and SKMP Tsarevets-VTU…In 2019, placed second in 50 L butterfly (25.03) and 100 L butterfly (55.28), placed third in 200 L butterfly (2:08.59) at Bulgarian Open Championships…Won 2019 Bulgarian National Championship in 100 S butterfly (53.86)...Placed second in 50 S butterfly (24.40), third in 200 S butterfly (2:01.47) and fourth in 50 S freestyle (23.25) at 2019 Bulgarian National Championships…Placed second in 50 L butterfly (25.33), third in 100 L butterfly (56.37) and sixth in 100 L freestyle (52.44) at 2020 Bulgarian Open Championships…Placed third in 50 L butterfly (24.87) at 2021 Bulgarian Open Championships…Won bronze in 50 L butterfly (25.31) and placed sixth in 100 L butterfly (56.17) at 2023 Bulgarian National Championships…Placed fourth in 50 L breaststroke (29.34), fifth 100 L butterfly (55.94) and sixth in 50 L butterfly (25.39) at 2024 Bulgarian Championships.

Personal
Simeon Penchev Sabev was born on 11/2/2001 in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria…Parents are Pencho and Aneliq Sabev…Has one brother, Tonislav, who swam with Simeon at Delaware for three years…Pursuing his Master's in Business Administration (M.B.A.).

UPDATED: 5/23/2025