Nida Eliz Üstündağ (born 21 October 1996) is a Turkish

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

specialized in

butterfly stroke The butterfly (colloquially shortened to fly) is a List of swimming styles, swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick"). While other styles like ...

. She is a member of

Galatasaray Swimming Galatasaray Swimming Team is the men's and women's swimming section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a li ...

. She was born in

Çanakkale Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate). Çanakkale is ...

on 21 October 1996. After graduation from Ankara Atatürk High School, she entered

Başkent University Başkent University ( tr, Başkent Üniversitesi) is a private university in Ankara, Turkey. The university was founded on 13 January 1994 by Professor Dr. Mehmet Haberal. The University center is located in Ankara and also has Medical and Resea ...

to study Psychology. Üstündağ competed for

Ankara University Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocat ...

before she transferred to Galatasaray Swimming. In 2014, Üstündağ competed in the girls' 50 m butterfly, 100 m butterfly and 200 m butterfly events at the

Summer Youth Olympics The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

, China. She took part at the

2016 European Aquatics Championships The 2016 European Aquatics Championships took place from 9 to 22 May 2016 in London, United Kingdom, in the London Aquatics Centre. It was the thirty second edition of the event, and the second held in the same year as a Summer Olympics. Hosts Gr ...

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, United Kingdom and placed 44th in the women's 50 m butterfly event. She earned a quota spot to compete for Turkey in the women's 200 m butterfly event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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Living people 1996 births Sportspeople from Çanakkale Female butterfly swimmers Turkish female swimmers Galatasaray Swimming swimmers Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Turkey Universiade medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Universiade bronze medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey 21st-century Turkish women Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey {{Turkey-swimming-bio-stub