Mert Kilavuz

2024 M. NCAA Previews: Zalan Sarkany’s Records + Big Absences = Huge Favorite in the 1650

Zalan Sarkany spent the fall semester at home training in Hungary and returned to Tempe in January with a new vigor in the 1650 freestyle.

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2024 ACC Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the 100 free ACC record in prelims, Notre Dame’s Chris Guiliano is on track to grab his third individual win of the meet.

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2023 Georgia Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Florida freshman Bella Sims takes on a tough 200 back/200 fly double and sophomore Josh Liendo enters the 100 free as the No. 3 seed on Saturday night.

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Chloe Stepanek Hits 1:58.73 200 Free Lifetime Best In TAMU LCM Exhibition With GA Tech

Stepanek’s time dipped under her previous mark of 1:59.15 from the 2022 U.S. Summer Nationals.

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Texas A&M Men Beat Texas for 2nd Time in 61 Years

A&M sophomore Baylor Nelson earned wins in the 200 back (1:42.34), 200 free (1:33.97), and 400 IM (3:46.13) to lead the No. 13 Aggie men past No. 6 Texas.

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Dune Coetzee Swims 4:42 in the 500 Free as Georgia Sweeps Swimming Races Versus GT

Georgia junior Dune Coetzee dropped 4.5 seconds in the 500 free from the team’s dual meet against Arizona State on Wednesday.

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Team White Emerges Victorious At Georgia Tech Intrasquad

Batur Unlu won three times for Team White in the Yellow Jackets’ opening intrasquad on Friday.

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Tuncelli Becomes Youngest Swimmer Ever To Crack The 15-Minute Barrier In 1500 Free

In addition to becoming the youngest swimmer under the 15-minute barrier, Tuncelli took five and a half seconds off the Turkish National Record.

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arena Swim of the Week: Kuzey Tuncelli Becomes First 15-Year-Old Sub-15 In 1500 Free

Tuncelli is now the fastest 15-and-under swimmer in the 1500 free by nearly 10 seconds and is more than seven under the current U.S. NAG record.

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Trials Turchi In Memoria Di Stefano Nurra: Il 15Enne Kuzey Tuncelli Qualifica Per Parigi

Durante la prima giornata dei Trials Turchi, dedicati alla memoria di Stefano Nurra, il 15enne Tuncelli entra all’11° posto del ranking mondiale

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15-Yr-Old Kuzey Tuncelli Rips 14:56.67 1500 Free At Turkish Trials

The 2023 Turkish Team Trials began with a bang as a 15-year-old nailed a Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualification time in the men’s 1500m freestyle.

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2023 Westmont Pro Swim Series – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first night of racing at the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois will feature the women’s and men’s 800 freestyles.

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Summer Nationals Qualifier Kyler Heffner Sends Commitment To Georgia Tech (2024)

Georgia native Kyler Heffner owns a best 1650 time of 15:18.41, which would have earned 15th at this season’s ACC Championships.

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WATCH: UVA Breaks American Record in 400 Freestyle Relay (ACC Day 5 Race Videos)

Watch Gretchen and Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass and Lexi Cuomo break the American record in the 400 freestyle relay, and other action from the final day at ACCs.

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2023 ACC Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Virginia Tech’s Youssef Ramadan (pictured) is the top seed and defending ACC champion in the men’s 100 free, which will be raced tonight.

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