Columbia University Athletics

2024–25, Senior
Set program records at Ivies in the 100 breast (51.85, 4th place) and 200 breast (1:54.23, 6th place). Anchored multiple medley relay victories including vs. Penn, Princeton, Brown, and Dartmouth. Won both breast events at Dartmouth (55.44, 2:02.70), and again vs. Princeton and Penn. Placed third in the 100 breast at Big Al (52.86). Took second and third in the 100 and 200 breast on Senior Day vs. Brown.

2023-24 (Junior)
Against Harvard, he was part of the team to win the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:29.23; He also won first in the 100-back with a time of 55.64 and second in the 200-breast with a time of 2:01.73. In the Big Al Invitational, he won second place in the 100-breast with a time of 53.51; He also earned second in the 200-breast with a time of 1:55.72. Against Cornell, he won the 100-breast with a time of 55.92; he also won the 200-breast with a time of 2:03.00. In the Ivy League Championships, in the 400-medley relay, he was part of the team to win the silver medal which shattered the previous Columbia program record with a time of 3:07.34; He also won a bronze medal in the 100-breast with a time of 52.55; He also won a bronze medal by placing third in the 200-breast with a time of 1:54.38.

2023 NCAA QUALIFIER (200 BREAST)
2023 IVY LEAGUE CHAMPION 100 BREAST (52.03)
2023 IVY LEAGUE CHAMPION 200 BREAST (1:52.94)
2022 IVY LEAGUE CHAMPION 100 BREAST (51.93) 
2023 FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY (100 BREAST)
2023 FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY (200 BREAST)
COLUMBIA PROGRAM RECORD HOLDER 100 BREAST (51.93)
COLUMBIA PROGRAM RECORD HOLDER 200 BREAST (1:52.72)
2022 FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY (100 BREAST)
2022 SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY (200 BREAST, 200 MEDLEY RELAY)

2022-23 (Sophomore)
Finished 23rd in the 100-breast with a time of 52.13, and took 20th in the 200-breast with a time of 1:52.72 at NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships….Won the 200-breast (1:52.94) at the Ivy League Championships…Part of a team that finished fourth in the 400-free relay at the Ivy Leauge Championships with a time of 2:55.26…Defended his title in the 100-breast with a Brown pool-record time of 52.03 at the Ivy League Championships. Part of a team that won the bronze medal in the 200-medley relay at the Ivy League Championships with a time of 1:25.53…Part of a squad that won the 200-medley relay at Dartmouth on Feb. 4 with a time of 1:30.98…Won the 100-breast with a time of 54.83 against Brown on Jan. 14…Took second place in the 100-breast with a time of 53:09, and a second place finish in the 200-breast, clocking in at 1:55.28 at Princeton’s Big Al Invitational…Won the 100 breast, clocking in at 54.98 at Harvard on Nov. 18…Won the 100 (55.01) and 200 (2:00.27) breaststroke at Yale on Nov. 12. Also came in second in the 200 IM (1:51.09)...Won the 100 (54.28) and 200 breast (1:58.36) against Princeton on Nov. 11. Also won the 100 breast…Part of a squad that won the 200-medley relay (1:29.96) at Penn on Nov. 5. Part of a relay team in the 400-yard freestyle that won with a time of 3:02.77…Won the 100 breast and 200 fly and part of the 200-meter relay team that won against Army on Nov. 4 with a time of 1:29.90.

2021-22 (First-Year)
At the 2022 NCAA Championships, set Columbia program record in the 200 Breast (21st, 1:53.29), also competed in the 100 Breast (32nd, 52.69)....Became the 2022 Ivy League Champion in the 100 Breast with a program and personal record time of 51.93...Also set personal bests at the 2022 Ivy League Championships in the 200 Breast (2nd, 1:52.76) and 200 IM (15th, 200 IM)...Collected First Team (100 Breast) and Second Team (200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay) All-Ivy League Accolades...Swam for first in the 200 Breast at Princeton's Big Al Invitational (1:54,28), also set personal bests in the 50 Free (21.32), 100 Free (45.74), and 200 IM (1:49.06)...Won the 50 Breast in dual meet action against Dartmouth (26.12)...Won the 100 Breast in dual meet action against Navy (56.35), Brown (55.91), Yale (55.03), and Princeton (54.89)...Won the 200 Breast in dual meet action against Navy (2:02.28), Brown (2:01.68), Harvard (2:00.75), Yale (2:00.04), and Princeton (1:58.76)...Also won the 200 IM against Yale (1:49.93).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2021 graduate of Modafen High School in Istanbul, Turkey … Raced at 2021 European Swimming Championship in 100 and 200 breaststroke … Set new Turkish record for 17-18 year olds in the 200 breaststroke (2.11.85) at 2019 World Youth Championships in Budapest … Achieved nine national records for 17-18 age group at 2019 European Youth Championships in Kazan …Picked up pair of wins and four other medals (three silver, one bronze) at 2019 ISF’s in Rio De Janerio … Competed at 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

PERSONAL: Enrolled at Columbia College.