Merve Tuncel
Young athlete becomes first female swimmer bagging gold in Med Games
Merve Tuncel has bagged a gold medal in the 19th Mediterranean Games, making her the first female swimmer to succeed in a Mediterranean Games.
The 17-year-old freestyle swimmer finished the 800-meter race with a time of 8:26.80 on July 2.
Deniz Ertan, another swimmer, achieved a silver medal in the same contest.
Turkish athletes claim 4 medals at European Junior Swimming Championships
A total of four Turkish swimmers won medals at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in the Italian capital Rome on July 11.
Merve Tuncel bagged a gold medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle after completing the race with a time of 4.06.25.
Turkish swimmer wins gold at European Junior Championships
Turkish swimmer Merve Tuncel bagged a gold medal in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome on July 10.
She broke the European record after finishing the race with a time of 15.55.23.