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| Merve
TUNÇEL |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Türkiye
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 01 Jan 2005
in Ankara, TUR |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
ENKA Sports Club: Turkey |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named the 2021 Breakthrough Athlete of the Year at the National Athlete of the Year Awards in Turkey. (Instagram profile, 01 Oct 2021; Enka Spor Kulubu Facebook page, 30 Sep 2021)
She and fellow swimmer Berke Saka were Turkey's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 24 Jul 2021; dailysabah.com, 23 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Gjon Shyti [club]; Deniz Er Ayvaci [national] |
Training Regime |
"We have 11 training sessions a week. We train six days a week, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. We swim about 14 kilometres a day, so we have a very heavy training pace." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up swimming at age four at Yenimahalle Municipality Sports Club in Turkey. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Turkish |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 19 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
4:11.06 |
| 11 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
16:00.51 |
| 12 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:25.62 |
| 13 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
8:10.96 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 13 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
800m Freestyle |
8:38.10 |
| Heats |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
4:14.47 |
| 12 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
8:05.21 |
| 22 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:39.47 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
4:13.34 |
| 24 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
16:39.30 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
2:02.66 |
| 18 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
8:10.76 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.32 |
| 7 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
1500m Freestyle |
15:58.05 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
800m Freestyle |
8:17.89 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
400m Freestyle |
4:10.60 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
800m Freestyle |
8:25.02 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
400m Freestyle |
4:07.39 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Freestyle |
2:01.04 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:59.49 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:49.31 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
800m Freestyle |
8:24.33 |
| 7 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
4:10.97 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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| 7 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:44.02 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
1500m Freestyle |
15:50.36 |
| 6 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
800m Freestyle |
8:17.12 |
| 6 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Freestyle |
4:02.47 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.85 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Butterfly |
29.61 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Freestyle |
2:00.22 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
800m Freestyle |
8:33.23 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Freestyle |
4:09.69 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Butterfly |
2:11.38 |
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