2023 TURKISH TEAM TRIALS
- Thursday, April 27th – Sunday, April 30th
- Edirne, Turkey,
- LCM (50m)
- Day 1 Recap
- Live Results
Competing on day two of the 2023 Turkish Team Trials, Mert Ali Satir produced a new national record in the men’s 100m backstroke.
Hitting a time of 54.69, 22-year-old Satir clocked a new lifetime best in a one-man time trial. Splitting 26.33/28.36, Satir overtook his own previous career-quickest time of 54.92 logged around this same time 2 years ago.
His effort this evening also surpassed the prior Turkish national record of 54.88 Berke Saka put on the books in 2022.
Satir was chasing a minimum of 54.03, the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard needed to qualify for this summer’s Wolrd Championships.
Additional Notes
- Batur Albayarak posted a time of 3:52.80 to take the men’s 400m freestyle.
- The men’s 100m breast saw Emre Sakci get it done for gold in a mark of 1:00.04.
- Gulsen Beste Samanci took the women’s 100m breast in a time of 1:09.72.
- Polat Turnali claimed the men’s 200m fly victory in 2:00.91
- The men’s 50m free saw Emre Gurdenli get the gold in 22.79 this evening, while Samyar Abdoli was also sub-23 in a mark of 22.90 for the silver medal.