Gizem Çam (born 4 April 1991) is a Turkish female swimmer competing in
butterfly
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and
backstroke
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events.
A member of
Fenerbahçe Swimming in
Istanbul
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,
she is holder of many
national records
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in different age categories.
She set a national record in the 50m backstroke event with 27.82 at the
FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Achievements
See also
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Turkish women in sports
Turkish women have an active participation in many sports branches and have won several important trophies, especially in Athletics (sport), athletics, Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting, combat sports, volleyball and basketball.
Participati ...
References
1991 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Turkish female butterfly swimmers
Turkish female backstroke swimmers
Fenerbahçe swimmers
Living people
Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey
21st-century Turkish sportswomen
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