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I would like to thank my family, coaches, and friends for helping me along the way. I can\u2019t wait to be part of this amazing team. GO RAMS!!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Zahariev trains year-round with Laguardia Aquatic Club and placed 17th in the 100m breast at Metropolitan Seniors in February. In summer 2019, he finaled in both the 100m and 200m breast at Metropolitan LCM Seniors before going on to final in the former event at Eastern Zone Seniors.<\/p>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 breast &#8211; 27.21<\/li>\n<li>100 breast &#8211; 58.33<\/li>\n<li>200 breast &#8211; 2:12.64<\/li>\n<li>200 IM &#8211; 2:00.02<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also competing for Brooklyn Technical High School, Zahariev has competed at the New York Federation Championships the last two seasons. 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