| Özlem Yasemin Taşkın | |
| Fullname: | Özlem Yasemin Taşkın |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Galatasaray Spor Kulübü |
| Coach: | Yılmaz Özüak |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Weight: | 640NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Özlem Yasemin Taşkın (born October 28, 1985) is a Turkish former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] She is a five-time Turkish champion in the 200 and 400 m freestyle, and a member of Galatasaray Swimming Team, under her coach Yılmaz Özüak.[2]
Taskin qualified for the women's 400 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She eclipsed a FINA B-standard entry time of 4:23.69 from the Turkish Open Championships in Izmir.[3] She challenged five other swimmers on the first heat, including two-time Olympians Pilin Tachakittiranan of Thailand and Ivanka Moralieva of Bulgaria. She raced to fourth place by 0.46 of a second behind Tachakittiranan in 4:24.08. Parshina failed to reach into the top 8 final, as she placed thirty-fifth overall in the preliminaries.[4] [5]