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| Nationality |  TUR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1993 (age 32–33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melisa Akarsu (born 1993) is a Turkish swimmer competing in the butterfly events.[1]
Career
[edit]A member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul, she is holder of national records in the 17-18 age category in 100 m butterfly with 1:02.02 and in 200 m butterfly with 2:17.00 set in June 2011.[2][3]
Akarsu ranked 8th in the 200 m butterfly event at the 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships held in Chartres, France.[4]
She won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2012 | European Short Course Swimming Championships | Chartres, France | 8th | 200 m Butterfly | 2:11.91[4] |
| 2013 | XVII Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 4th | 400 metre individual medley | 4:57.64 NR |
| 4th | 4×200 metre freestyle relay | 8:25.01 NR | |||
| 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:29.60 | |
| 2nd | 400 m individual medley | 5:01.25 | |||
| 3rd | 200 m butterfly | 2:19.96 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Melisa Akarsu". My Sport Recotds. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ↑ "Melisa Akarsu'dan 2 Türkiye rekoru". Fenerbahçe Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ↑ "Melisa Akarsu'dan Türkiye rekoru". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- 1 2 "Yüzmede 4 Türkiye rekoru kırıldı". Haber Vitrini (in Turkish). 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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