Hazal Sarıkaya Explained

Hazal Sarıkaya
Nationality:	Turkey
Strokes:	Backstroke
Club:	FMV Işık Sport Club, Istanbul
Coach:	Ali Can
Birth Date:	4 September 1996
Birth Place:	Istanbul, Turkey
Height:	1.68m (05.51feet) (2012)
Weight:	63kg (139lb) (2012)

Hazal Sarıkaya (pronounced as /tr/; born on 4 September 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey)^[1] is a Turkish swimmer competing in backstroke events. She is a member of FMV Işık Sport Club in Istanbul.^[2]

Sarıkaya won the silver medal at the Swim Cup held in Amsterdam, Netherlands with a score of 29.68.^[3]

She is the holder of several national records in backstroke.

She was invited to participate in the 100 m backstroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Personal bests

• 50 m backstroke: 29.10 NR - 30 April 2011 Balkan Junior Championships, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 100 m backstroke: 1:02.58 NR - 25 March 2011 French Championships, Strasbourg, France
• 2:15.40 200 m backstroke: 2:15.40 NR - 6 July 2011 European Junior Championships, Belgrade, Serbia
• 4 × 100 m medley relay: 4:07.56 NR - 27 May 2012 European Aquatics Championships, Debrecen, Hungary

Achievements

2011	French Championships	Strasbourg, France	3rd	100 m backstroke	1:02.58 NR^[5]
2012	Amsterdam Swim Cup	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	50 m backstroke	29.68

See also

• Turkish women in sports

Notes and References

1. Web site: 31st LEN European Swimming Championships . Omega Timing . 2012-07-02 .
2. Web site: Hazal Sarikaya . My Sport Records . 2012-07-03 .
3. News: Hazal Sarıkaya'dan "gümüş" madalya . . 2012-03-17 . Turkish . 2012-07-02 .
4. News: Hazal Sarıkaya'ya katılım daveti . Hürriyet Spor . 2012-07-01 . Turkish . 2012-07-02 .
5. News: Hazal Sarıkaya, Türkiye rekoru kırdı . Milliyet Spor . 2011-03-28 . Turkish . 2012-07-02 .