SWIMMING

Our national swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli broke records and became the World Champion, also received second Olympic quota

06 September 2023 Wednesday 20:03

Our national swimmer Kuzey Tunçeli broke records and became the world champion and received his second Olympic quota.
 
At the World Junior Swimming Championships, our swimmer Kuzey Tunçelli won the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle by breaking the world junior championship record with a time of 7:48.75.
 
With this result, Kuzey passed the Olympic A threshold for 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the 800-meter freestyle after the 1500 freestyle. Kuzey also became the new owner of the Turkish records for 15-16 years, 17-18 years, 19+ years and open age.

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