Parashkeva Aleksandrova Koeva

Parashkeva Aleksandrova Koeva is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Education within the Faculty of Education at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo. She holds a PhD with a dissertation focused on perspectives for developing swimming within Bulgaria's educational system.

Her research specializes in swimming pedagogy, with emphasis on:

• Methodologies for teaching swimming techniques (especially crawl stroke)
• Anxiety reduction in beginner swimmers
• Curriculum development for primary and secondary physical education
• Comparative analysis of international swimming pedagogy approaches
• Algorithmic learning systems for skill acquisition

Koeva has published research spanning 2013-2021 examining swimming instruction challenges, educational policy implementation, and regional infrastructure analysis in Northwestern Bulgaria. Her work consistently addresses practical teaching methodologies within physical education frameworks.

She actively participates in departmental research projects focused on:

• Creating supportive environments for scientific publication (2023)
• Mentoring young researchers in physical education (2022)
• Stimulating innovation potential in sports science research (2020)