Today the Turkey Swimming Federation announced a 22-swimmer team for the 2016 European Championships, the Swimming portion of which is next week in London, United Kingdom.
The full swimming roster is as follows:
Males (15):
- Demir Atasoy
- Kaan Turker Ayar
- Ege Baser
- Iskender Baslakov
- Doga Celik
- Erge Can Gezmis
- Arda Gurdal
- Nezir Karap
- Alpkan Ornek
- Kaan Ozcan
- Berk Ozkul
- Emre Sakci
- Berkay Sendikici
- Doruk Tekin
- Ediz Yildirimer
Females (7):
- Ekaterina Ivanova Avramova
- Gizem Bozkurt
- Ilknur Nihan Cakici
- Viktoria Zeynep Gunes
- Esra Kubra Kacmaz
- Nida Eliz Ustundag
- Halime Zulal Zeren
Viktoria Zeynep Gunes was the top scorer for the Turkish women at last year’s FINA World Championships, earning a 9th place finish in the 200 IM (2:11.46). She also came in 11th in the 200 breast (2:24.01) and 17th in the 100 breast (1:07.60).
The men’s top performer at Worlds last year was Nezir Karap, who placed 14th in the 400 free in a time of 3:50.07. Demi Atasoy will be another Turksh swimmer to watch at European Championships after a 14th place finish at the 2015 Short Course European Championships in the 100 breast (58.99).
The 2015 Short Course European Championships was the first time Turkey ever medaled at either the short or long course European Championships. The 17-year old Turkish star Viktoria Zeynep Gunes earned a bronze medal at the meet, swimming the 100 breast in a time of 105.32.
