| Nezir Karap | |
| Strokes: | freestyle |
| Club: | Enkaspor |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Height: | 179cm (70inches) |
| Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Nezir Karap (born 2 January 1994) is a Turkish swimmer, competing in the freestyle stroke event. He was a member of Galatasaray Swimming before he transferred to Enkaspor, and undertakes three days of strength training a week.[1]
He won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle, the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle, the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle, the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event of the Aquatics at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia.
Karap took the bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay eventat the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.
He holds a number of national records including in 400m freestyle (3:50.07 in 2015), 800m freestyle (7:59.20 in 2016), 1500m freestyle (15:16.29 in 2016), and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay (7:22.15 in 2015).
He earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his performance in the 400m freestyle event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. His time was also a new national record.