Dilara Buse Günaydın (born July 5, 1989 in Gölcük,

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, Turkey) is a Turkish swimmer competing in the

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events. The tall sportswoman at transferred to

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from Fenerbahçe Swimming. She graduated from Journalism Department at the Faculty of Communications from

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. Günaydın is holder of the national record in 50 m breastroke with 31.63 set at the

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, Turkey. She represented her country in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the

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without advancing to the finals. Günaydın qualified to participate in the 100 m breaststroke event at the

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by setting a new national record with 1.09.27. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke. Günaydın improved her own national record to 31.23 in the semifinals of 50 m breaststroke event at the

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held in

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, where she ranked 8th in the finals. At the

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held in

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, Turkey, she won one silver and two bronze medals.

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1989 births Istanbul University alumni Turkish female breaststroke swimmers Turkish female swimmers Fenerbahçe swimmers Galatasaray Swimming swimmers Olympic swimmers of Turkey Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people People from Gölcük Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming {{Turkey-swimming-bio-stub

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