2023-24 (Senior): Competed in the free style … Took first in the 500 free (4:23.47) and second in the 200 free (1:36.62) at the FSU Fall Invite … Finished third in the 200 free (1:36.88) and fourth in the 500 free (4:31.08) vs Georgia … Took first in both the 200 free (1:37.10) and 100 free (45.45) vs Emory … Finished second in both the 200 free (1:34.84) and the 100 free (43.96) vs FSU, finish third in the 500 free (4:31.83) … Finished second in both the 200 free (1:34.31) and the 500 free (4:20.77), finish first in the 200 L free (1:50.63) and seventh in the 50 L free (24.33) vs Texas A&M/Texas … Swam in the 200 free (1:37.88) at the Georgia Fall Invitational … Finished first in the 200 free (1:37.71) and third in both the 100 free (45.19) and 500 free (4:41.90) vs Queens and Gardner-Webb … Took first in the 200 free (1:34.26), second in the 500 free (4:25.28) and third in the 100 free (44.00) vs South Carolina … Took third in the 50 free (20.59) vs ECU and Carson-Newman … Finished fourth in the 200 free finals (1:32.93) and sixth in the 500 free finals (4:15.42) at ACCs … Swam in the 200 free prelims (1:35.67) and swam the relay leadoff in the 800 free at the NCAA Championships
2022-23 (Junior): NCAA Championships participant in three events (500 Free, 200 Free, 100 Free) … Named All-American in 500 Free, finishing 14th overall in the country (4:13.39) … Also set the school record for 500 free earlier in the year with a 4:12.35 at ACC Championships, a US Open qualifying time and career-best, to finish second overall … Also finished second at ACCs with a 1:32.47 in the 200 Free to earn his second All-ACC honor … Also swam a US Open qualifying time of 42.57 in the 100 free at the UGA Fall Invite … Participated in the Turkish LCM National Team selection process in December, swimming in the 100 Free and 200 Free … Also swam the 400 Free LCM at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Westmont.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Freestyle swimmer … Swam in the 800 free relay and the freestyle portion of the 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships, posting splits of 1:33.20 and 42.64 … Earned B cuts in the 200 free (1:33.25) and 500 free (4:15.66) at the ACC Championships … Attained a B cut in the 100 free (43.20) at the Georgia Tech invitational … Took home a first place finish in the 500 free (4:24.00) against Gardner-Webb … Set a personal best in the 50 free (20.17) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Secured first place finishes against Duke in the 100 free (45.17) and 200 free (1:37.94) … Gathered three first place results against North Carolina in the 100 free (44.83), 200 free (1:37.79) and 400 IM (4:01.33) … Placed first in the 200 free (1:36.54) against Florida State … Opened the season against SCAD in the 100 free (45.85) and 200 free (1:39.00)
2020-21 (Freshman): Freestyle swimmer … Set Georgia Tech record in the 200 free (1:31.27) and 500 free (4:17.82) … Second all-time in the 100 free (42.77) … Swam with the record setting 400 free relay (2:51.79) and 400 medley relay (3:04.37) … Took home gold at the ACC Championships in the 200 free (1:32.40) … Competed at the NCAA Championships setting personal bests in the 50 free (20.58), 100 free (42.77) and 200 free (1:32.27) … Secured NCAA B qualifying times in the 100 free (42.93), 200 free (1:32.40) and 500 free (4:16.47) … Swam in the 50 free (21.03) against Gardner Webb … Posted times in the 100 free (44.29), 200 free (1:36.93) and 500 free (4:33.75) against Alabama … Touched the wall in 44.59, 1:36.97 and 4:32.53 in the 100 free, 200 free and 500 free, respectively, against Auburn … Placed second in the finals of the 200 free (1:33.81) at the Georgia Invitational
High School: Swam for Fenerbahce Spor Kuluebue and was a member of Turkey’s National Junior Team… Represented his country at 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki, competing in the 200 & 400 free events… At the 2019 Turkish National Championships he won the men’s 200 & 400 free
Personal: Has an older brother who also competed in swimming… Picked Tech because of the biomedical engineering school’s reputation… Enjoys films and spending time with family & friends.
