Diana Petkova

Career Accolades

All-America
- 2025: Second Team (400 freestyle relay)
- 2024: Second Team (200 freestyle relay)
- 2023: Second Team (200 freestyle relay)
- 2022: First Team (400 freestyle relay)
- 2021: Second Team (400 medley relay)
SEC Champion
- 2022: 400 freestyle relay
All-SEC
- 2023: Second Team (200 freestyle relay)
- 2022: First Team (400 freestyle relay) | Second Team (200 individual medley, 100 freestyle)
- 2021 Second Team (100 breaststroke)
- 2021: All-Freshman (100 breaststroke)
School Rankings (upon graduation)
- 1st - 400 free relay (3:09.07)
- 2nd - 200 IM (1:56.01)
- 3rd - 100 breast (58.94)
- 4th - 100 free (47.69)
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Bulgarian FINA Short Course World Championship Team
2021 Bulgarian Olympian
2021 CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American

Finished 28th at the World Aquatic Championships in the 200 IM, swimming a time of 2:16.03
Won the 50 free, 100 free and 200 IM at the Bulgarian Championships
Also finished first in the 400 free relay and 400 medley relay at the Bulgarian Championships

Earned All-American honors as a member of the Tide's 400 freestyle relay team
Posted a 48.27 split in the 400 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships, helping the team earn a 13th-place finish in the event
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 freestyle and the 200 IM
Placed fourth at the SEC Championships in the 400 freestyle relay
Won the consolation final at the SEC Championships in the 100 breaststroke, while also placing 16th in the 100 freestyle
Placed fifth in the 100 breast, eighth in the 200 IM and 11th in the 100 free at the UGA Fall Invite
Helped the 400 free relay to a third-place finish at the UGA Fall Invite
Competed at the World Aquatic Short Course Championships, finishing seventh in the 100 IM

Won four events at the Bulgarian Championships, finishing first in the 50m free, 100m free, 50m back and 200m IM
Swam a career-best time of 29.60 in the 50m backstroke at the Bulgarian Championships
Also finished third in the 200m freestyle at the national championship
Reached the semifinals in the 200m IM and the 50m breaststroke at the European Aquatics Championships
50m breaststroke time at the European Championships was a career-best performance at 3147

Posted season-bests in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships
Placed sixth in the 100 freestyle and tenth in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships
Clocked a season-best, finishing 14^th in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships
Won the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke versus Auburn, clocking a season-best in the 100 freestyle
Recorded season-bests in the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 200 IM at the Tennessee Invitational
Helped Alabama to two second place finishes in the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays a the Tennessee Invitational
Earned a win as a member of Alabama’s 400 freestyle relay against Missouri
Earned her first win of the season in the 100 freestyle in the Tide’s season opener against Delta State

Earned Second Team All-America honors as a member of the 200 freestyle relay (14^th) at the NCAA Championships
Competed in the 100 breaststroke (31^st), 200 individual medley (51^st) and 100 freestyle (61^st)
Silver medalist as a member of the 200 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
Fourth-place finish as a member of the 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
Placed eighth in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships
Scored in the 100 freestyle (15^th) at the SEC Championships
Earned second team All-SEC honors
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll

Competed for Bulgaria in the 50 breaststroke and the 50 freestyle at the 2022 FINA World Championships

Earned a spot on the 2021 Bulgarian FINA Short Course World Championships Team
Earned 2022 First-Team All-American honors as a member of the Tide's 400 freestyle relay
Took gold at the SEC Championships as part of the Tide's 400 freestyle relay (3:10.36)
Bronze medalist in the 200 individual medley (1:56.01) and 100 freestyle (47.82) at the SEC Championships
Finaled in the 100 breaststroke (59.01) taking fifth at the SEC Championships
Set the school record in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships with a 1:56.01
Posted a career-best 47.69 in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships, ranking her third all-time at UA
Swam a career-best 59.01 at the SEC Championships, ranking her third all-time at UA
Clocked a career-best 52.96 in the 100 butterfly at the Tennessee Invitational, ranking her ninth all-time at UA

Swam at the Tokyo Olympic Games for Bulgaria in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley

Earned All-America honors as part of the Crimson Tide's ninth-place 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships
Competed at the NCAA Championships in the 100 breaststroke, 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley
Took the bronze in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships with a time of 59.16, which ranks her third all-time at UA
Won the B final of the 200 individual medley, taking ninth overall at the SEC Championships with a time of 1:56.92, which ranks second all-time for the Crimson Tide
Won the C final of the 100 freestyle, finishing 17^th overall at the SEC Championships, with a time of 48.53, which ranks sixth all-time at Alabama
Finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the 400 medley relay, taking fourth with a time of 3:30.81
Earned CSCAA First Team Scholar All-America honors
Earned Second Team All-SEC honors and a place on the SEC All-Freshman Team

Bulgarian national record holder in the 200m individual medley
Gold medalist in the 50m breaststroke at the 2020 Grand Prix Burgas with a Bulgarian national record
Competed for team Bulgaria at the 2018 Youth Olympics, where she set the Bulgarian national record in the 50m freestyle