Ediz Yıldırımer

Ediz Yıldırımer (pronounced [eˈdiz ˈjɯɫdɯˈɾɯmeɾ]; born October 25, 1993) is a Turkish freestyle swimmer competing particularly in the 800 m and 1500 m events. He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics without advancing to the final. With his age of 14, he was the youngest ever Turkish athlete to take part at the Olympics.[1]

Ediz Yıldırımer
Personal information
Nationality TUR
Born (1993-10-25) October 25, 1993
Gölcük, Kocaeli Province, Turkey
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Georgia
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
European Junior Championships
2011 Belgrade 800 m freestyle
2011 Belgrade 1500 m freestyle
2010 Helsinki 800 m freestyle
2010 Helsinki 1500 m freestyle

Early years

Born at Gölcük in Kocaeli Province, he began swimming at the age of six in Konya, where his family moved after the 1999 İzmit earthquake. He became there a member of Konya Firuze Swim Club, and was mentored in swimming techniques. Two years later, Yıldırımer returned to Kocaeli to join the cadets team.[2]

Career

In 2003, Yıldırımer set a national record in 100 m freestyle of his age category at the Turkish Swimming Championships that was his first competition at national level.[2]

He accepted a scholarship offer from Tim Bauer, The Woodlands Swim Team's head coach.[2] In 2009, he went to the United States as a foreign exchange student, and continued his high school education there. He graduated 2012 from the John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas. During this time, he was a member of the school team and set many records and reached to a lot of swimming accomplishments.[3]

Yıldırımer won the gold medal in the 800 m event and the bronze medal in the 1500 m at the 2010 European Junior Swimming Championships held in Helsinki, Finland. In 2011, he repeated the same success at the European Junior Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

He was invited to participate in the 1500 m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2010 European Junior Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 800 m freestyle 8:03.17 NR
3rd 1500 m freestyle 15:31.07
2011 European Junior Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 800 m freestyle 8:00.82
3rd 1500 m freestyle 15:25.71

References
  1. bASSEY, oKAN uDO (2008-08-03). "Turkish Olympic athletes raring to take on the world". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  2. "Ediz Yıldırımer'e Çok Özel Sponsor" (in Turkish). Bizim Kocaeli. 2011-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  3. Spiess, Deb (2012-07-03). "Cooper alum headed to Olympics for Turkish team". Woodlands Online. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  4. "Milli yüzücü Ediz Yıldırımer'e olimpiyat daveti". Haber7 (in Turkish). 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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