Emir Batur Albayrak (born 7 June 2007) is a Turkish Junior Olympian swimmer who specializes in the 1500 m freestyle swimming and marathon swimming events.
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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 2007 Antalya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Antalyaspor Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport career
editAlbayrak is a member of Antalyaspor Swimming.[1][2] He is 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall.[3]
2020
editIn 2020, Albayrak set new national records in the U13 400 m freestyle event with 8:14.46 and in the U13 800 m freestyle with 8:31.07.[4]
2022
editHe captured the gold medal in the U16 5 km open water event with 1:06:41.7 at the 2022 LEN European Junior Open Water Championships held in Setúbal, Portugal.[5][6] He won another gold medal in the U16 Mixed team relay event with his three teammates in 58:55.7.[7]
He took the silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle event at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.[8]
Albayrak won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event at the 2022 European Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania. He improved his own national U16 record wşth 15:15.24.[1]
He competed at the Open water swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and ranked 20th in the 5 km event, and placed 12th in the Mixed team event with his three teammates.[2]
At the 2022 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Mahé, Seychelles, he placed 7th in the U15 5 km event with his time 49:00.70. He and his teammates finished the 4x1500 m event on the 10th place.[9]
2023
editAt the 2023 European Junior Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, he won bronze medals in the freestyle events of 1500 m,[10] and 4×200 m.[11]
He captured the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle event of the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, and set a festival boys record with 3:51.29.[12]
2024
editHe competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. In the 400 m freestyle,[13] and the 1500 m freestyle events,[14] he failed to advance to the final. At the Open water swimming competitions of the same championships, he finished the 5 km event on the 18th place,[15] and ranked in the 10 km event on the 27th place. He and his three teammates finished the Team event on the 16th place.
Albayrak received a quota for participation at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[16] He competed in the 1500 m freestyle,[14] and failed to advance to the finals. He did not finish the marathon 10 km event.[17]
Personal life
editEmir Batur Albayrak was born on 7 June 2007.[3] He is a high school student at Doğa Schools in Antalya.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Milli yüzücü Emir Batur Albayrak Türkiye rekorunu geliştirdi". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Yüzücülerimiz Dünya ile Yarışıyor" (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Emir Batur Albayrak". World Aquatics. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Yüzmede Türkiye Rekorları Doğa'nın" (in Turkish). Doğa Koleji. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Emir Batur Albayrak Avrupa Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Antalya Spor Kulübü. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "European Junior Open Water Championships - Results Men 2022". The Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "European Junior Open Water Championships - Results Mixed 2022". The Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "YOF 2022'de Emir Batur Albayrak ve Belis Şakar gümüş madalya kazandı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming - Open Water 5km". World Aquatics. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Genç yüzücülerden iki madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Genç yüzücüler Sırbistan'dan üç madalyayla döndü". Dünya (in Turkish). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Emir Batur Albayrak'tan altın madalya". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "World Aquatics Championships - Men's 400m Freestyle" (PDF). Omega Time. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b "World Aquatics Championships - Men's 1500m Freestyle" (PDF). Omega Time. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "World Aquatics Championships - Men's 5km" (PDF). Omega Time. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olimpiyatları'nda Türkiye'ye 2 kota birden". Oda TV (in Turkish). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Kuzey Tunçelli 23. oldu! Emir Batur Albayrak yarışı tamamlayamadı". beIN Sports (in Turkish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.