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Yiğit Aslan

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Yiğit Aslan
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 21)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubEnka SK
College teamUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Turkey
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rome 1500 m freestyle
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku 4×100 m freestyle

Yiğit Aslan (born 11 March 2003) is a Turkish swimmer competing in freestyle events. He obtained a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Inspired by a poster about a swimming course in a shopping mall, he started swimming sport at the age of ten.[3] Aslan is a member of Enka SK.[2] He was coached by the Italian Corrado Rosso in the national team.[3]

He won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay event at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He competed in the 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay events of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

As of January 2021, he was the owner of 38 national records in various events and age categories, all set in the last five years.[3] He is the holder of national records in the 800 m (7:51.60) and 1500 m (14:44.03) events. At the 2020 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, he set a new national record with 3:50.59 in the 400 m juniors (age 17–18) event.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ortegon, Karl (20 May 2020). "2020 Turkish National Champ Yigit Aslan Chooses Wisconsin for 2021". SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Yiğit Aslan" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Küçükşahin, Sercan (7 January 2021). "Kariyerine 38 Türkiye rekoru sığdıran milli yüzücü, gözünü". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Milli Yüzücü Yiğit Aslan'dan rekor". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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