Kaan Tayla (born February 17, 1986) is an olympic
freestyle
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swimmer
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from
Turkey. He graduated from
VirginiaTech, USA.
Tayla represented Turkey in the 50m and 100m freestyle events at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens,
Greece and the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing,
China
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.
He is holder of the
national record in the 50m freestyle event with 22.37 set on July 14, 2008 in
Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He shares another national record in 4×50 m freestyle relay with 1:28.97 set at the
2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 December 2009. A temporary swimming pool was built within the Abdi İpekçi Arena.
The event was held over four days with: heats, s ...
held in Istanbul, Turkey.
References
External links
Kaan Tayla
1986 births
Living people
Turkish male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Turkey
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Fenerbahçe swimmers
Binghamton University alumni
Binghamton Bearcats athletes
Virginia Tech Hokies men's swimmers
Turkish expatriate swimmers in the United States
21st-century Turkish sportspeople
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