| Melisa Akarsu | |
| Nationality: |  Turkey |
| Strokes: | Butterfly |
| Club: | Fenerbahçe Swimming |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Updated: | October 11, 2013 |
Melisa Akarsu (born 1993) is a Turkish swimmer competing in the butterfly events.[1]
A member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul, she is holder of national records in the 17-18 age category in 100 m butterfly with 1:02.02 and in 200 m butterfly with 2:17.00 set in June 2011.[2] [3]
Akarsu ranked 8th in the 200 m butterfly event at the 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships held in Chartres, France.[4]
She won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.
| 2012 | European Short Course Swimming Championships | Chartres, France | 8th | 200 m Butterfly | 2:11.91 |
| 2013 | XVII Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 4th | 400 metre individual medley | 4:57.64 NR |
| 4th | 4×200 metre freestyle relay | 8:25.01 NR | |||
| 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | freestyle relay | 8:29.60 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m individual medley | 5:01.25 | ||
| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 200 m butterfly | 2:19.96 |