Aleyna Özkan (born 1 February 2002) is a Turkish swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre butterfly and

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events at the

2018 Mediterranean Games The 2018 Mediterranean Games ( es, Juegos Mediterráneos de 2018), officially known as the XVIII Mediterranean Games ( es, XVIII Juegos Mediterráneos) and commonly known as Tarragona 2018, was an international multi-sport event held from 22 Jun ...

held in Tarragona, Spain. In the same year, she also competed in the girls' 50 metre butterfly, girls' 100 metre butterfly and girls' 200 metre butterfly events at the

2018 Summer Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held ...

held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2019, she represented Turkey at the World Aquatics Championships held in

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, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre butterfly and

events. She also competed in the

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event. In 2020, she joined the

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swimming and diving team.

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* Living people 2002 births Place of birth missing (living people) Turkish female swimmers Turkish female butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in swimming Duke Blue Devils women's swimmers Turkish expatriate swimmers in the United States 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey {{Turkey-swimming-bio-stub