The little swimmers of the Alexander Rusev Foundation returned with 21 medals from a charity competition in Gabrovo

Tuesday, 15 April 2025

A charity tournament in adapted swimming in Gabrovo, organized by the Equal Start Sports Club, brought together participants from 10 cities in Bulgaria, including the “goldfish” of the Alexander Rusev Foundation. The event was attended by swimmers from Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Stara Zagora, Pazardzhik, Sliven and Blagoevgrad.
The competition is being held for the second consecutive year and is enjoying great success among the community of swimmers with specific needs and requirements. Dozens of people are behind the cause of the organizers from the Equal Start Sports Club – Gabrovo to raise funds for the construction of a sports rehabilitation center in one of the schools in the city.
The Ruse team returned with a total of 21 awards – 15 bronze, 4 silver and 2 gold medals.
The chairman and founder of the Alexander Rusev Foundation, Iliyan Rusev-Skuri, expresses his gratitude to Georgi Levicharov from the Gabrovo Sports Club for the good organization and the opportunity to participate, as well as to everyone who joined the pool and supported the children and youth for 5 hours. The Ruse swimmers also thank the coach Ivelin Ivanov from the Student Sports School, who once again was by the children’s side and took on the role of their mentor and friend, as well as Alex Vassilev, who was happy to accompany the children to such an important competition for them. Berna Velinova, who helps Iliyan Rusev-Skuri in the afternoons during the last months at the municipal pool in the yard of the Sports School in Ruse, also received admiration. The day of the swimming tournament coincided with the celebration of the heavenly birthday of Alexander Rusev, whose name the foundation also bears. This was the reason why Iliyan Rusev was not physically with his graduates, but mentally he supported each participant, as he always has done for the last 11 years.
The Alexander Rusev Foundation once again appeals to the public for support in the construction of a water rehabilitation center for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities. The need for such a facility is growing, and the scale of the organized swimming events is proof of this.

Those wishing to donate funds can do so to the following bank accounts:

Bank account of the Alexander Rusev Foundation:
BIC: BPBIBGSF
IBAN: BG 06 BPBI 7921 1045 5933 01 – leva
IBAN: BG 85 BPBI 7921 1445 5933 01 – euro

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