Mert Kilavuz

Turkey Picks Up 3 Medals On Day 3 Of Euro Jrs, Russia Retains Medal Lead

Turkey got a little bit closer to closing the gap between themselves on Turkey with their 3 medal haul on day 3 of European Juniors.

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2021 European Junior Championships Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The 7 finals on day 3 include the men’s 100 free where Popovici has one more shot to outdo his relay leadoff time of 47.56 that set a new World Junior record.

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Berke Saka And Mert Kilavuz Lower 200 IM, 1500 Free Turkish Records At Euro Jrs

Both Saka and Kilavuz won gold medals in Turkish record fashion on day 3 of the 2021 European Swimming Championships in Rome.

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Popovici’s 100 Free WJR Chase Highlights Day 2 Prelims of European Jr Champs

Day 2 of the European Junior Championships is set to feature David Popovici in the men’s 100 freestyle, where he will chase his own WJR.

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Benedetta Pilato To Race At European Junior Champs Weeks Before Tokyo

Newly minted world record holder Benedetta Pilato will race at home in Rome for one final tune-up meet before the Tokyo Games.

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Avramova Breaks 100 Back National Record, 17th Turkish Record to Fall in 2021

Ekaterina Avramova came within .19 of her own National Record in the 100 back final. She then time-trialed the event and broke her record from 2016 by .04.

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Turchia Cinque Nuovi Record Nazionali Stabiliti Alla Edirne Cup

In Turchia alla Edirne Swimming Cup sono stati stabiliti cinque nuovi record nazionali, che portano a 23 i primati fissati in un anno

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Five More Turkish Records Fall At Edirne Swimming Cup

It was a big weekend for distance freestyle at the Edirne Swimming Cup as 3 different swimmers were responsible for breaking 4 Turkish records at the meet.

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2020 Swammy Awards: National Development Award – Turkey

In the year 2020, the nation of Turkey set a whopping 13 national records between short course and long course, with Emre Sakci emerging in breaststroke.

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Turkish Short Course Championships Day 3 Record Round-Up

The Turkish short course record book is being overwritten with nearly every race in Instanbul this week. Read what happened on night 3 in this post.

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David Gapinski Verbally Commits to Georgia Tech for 2021-22

Free/fly specialist David Gapinski from Loggerhead Aquatics in St. Johns, Florida will swim for the Yellow Jackets in 2021-22.

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Turkish 800 Free Record-Holder Mert Kilavuz Chooses Georgia Tech for Fall 2021

At the 2020 Greek Winter Championships, Kilavuz swam his lifetime best 7:55.28 in the 800 free to set the Turkish national record in LCM.

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Gizem Guvenc Becomes First Turkish Woman under 2 Minutes in 200 Free

17-year old Gizen Guvenc took more than 2 seconds off the Turkish National Record in the 200 meter free last week at the Turkish National Championships.

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Bronze Medalist Daria Vaskina Scratches 200 Back on Day 3 of 2019 World Juniors

Daria Vaskina of Russia, who won the bronze medal in the 100 backstroke on Wednesday night, will not swim in heats of the 200 back on Wednesday morning.

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2019 EYOF: Grgic, Shanahan & Sabitova Among Day 2 Winners

Franko Grgic of Croatia put up his 2nd fastest 1500m freestyle ever to crack a EYOF Record and carry home gold tonight in Baku.

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