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Kuzey Tuncelli Breaks Own World Junior Record With 14:41.22 1500 Freestyle

2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – FINALS

  • World Record: 14:31.02 – Sun Yang, CHN (2012)
  • World Junior Record: 14:46.09 – Franko Grgic, CRO (2019)
  • Olympic Record: 14:31.02 – Sun Yang, CHN (2012)
  • 2021 Winning Time: 14:39.65 – Bobby Finke, USA
  • 2021 Time to Win Bronze: 14:40.91

Podium

  1. Bobby Finke (USA) – 14:30.67 ***NEW WORLD RECORD***
  2. Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) – 14:34.55
  3. Daniel Wiffen (IRE) – 14:39.63
  4. David Bethlehem (HUN) – 14:40.91
  5. Kuzey Tuncelli (TUR) – 14:41.22 ***NEW WORLD JUNIOR RECORD***
  6. Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN) – 14:43.35
  7. David Aubry (FRA) – 14:44.66
  8. Damien Joly (FRA) – 14:52.61

Turkey’s Kuzey Tuncelli broke his own World Junior record with a 14:41.22 in the men’s 1500 freestyle in Paris. That broke his previous record of a 14:41.89 that he swam at the beginning of July at the European Junior Championships.

Split Comparison

GRGIC, 2019 (Record before Tuncelli) TUNCELLI, Euro Juniors 2024 Tuncelli, Paris 2024
27.21 26.75 27.02
56.52 (29.31) 55.36 (28.61) 56.21 (29.19)
1:26.03 (29.51) 1:24.85 (29.49) 1:25.74 (29.53)
1:55.88 (29.85) 1:54.40 (29.55) 1:55.37 (29.63)
2:25.64 (29.76) 2:23.74 (29.34) 2:25.02 (29.65)
2:55.57 (29.93) 2:53.23 (29.49) 2:54.92 (29.90)
3:25.49 (29.92) 3:22.78 (29.55) 3:24.44 (29.52)
3:55.53 (30.04) 3:52.52 (29.74) 3:54.00 (29.56)
4:25.10 (29.57) 4:22.04 (29.52) 4:23.58 (29.58)
4:54.84 (29.74) 4:51.74 (29.70) 4:53.36 (29.78)
5:24.57 (29.73) 5:21.37 (29.63) 5:22.99 (29.63)
5:54.31 (29.74) 5:50.82 (29.45) 5:52.77 (29.78)
6:24.02 (29.71) 6:20.33 (29.51) 6:22.09 (29.32)
6:53.66 (29.64) 6:49.72 (29.39) 6:51.58 (29.49)
7:23.47 (29.81) 7:19.27 (29.55) 7:21.00 (29.42)
7:53.07 (29.60) 7:48.99 (29.72) 7:50.74 (29.74)
8:22.76 (29.69) 8:18.42 (29.43) 8:20.35 (29.61)
8:52.49 (29.73) 8:47.98 (29.56) 8:50.05 (29.70)
9:22.12 (29.63) 9:17.33 (29.35) 9:19.57 (29.52)
9:51.66 (29.54) 9:47.22 (29.89) 9:49.29 (29.72)
10:21.32 (29.66) 10:16.74 (29.52) 10:18.70 (29.41)
10:50.93 (29.61) 10:46.56 (29.82) 10:48.10 (29.40)
11:20.63 (29.70) 11:16.42 (29.86) 11:17.34 (29.24)
11:50.21 (29.58) 11:46.51 (30.09) 11:46.90 (29.56)
12:19.93 (29.72) 12:16.33 (29.82)
12:16.26 (29.36)
12:49.43 (29.50) 12:45.66 (29.33) 12:46.13 (29.87)
13:19.30 (29.87) 13:15.14 (29.48) 13:15.60 (29.47)
13:48.71 (29.41) 13:45.23 (30.09) 13:45.14 (29.54)
14:17.80 (29.09) 14:14.46 (29.23) 14:14.31 (29.17)
14:46.09 (28.29) 14:41.89 (27.43) 14:41.22 (26.91)

The difference maker today was his final 150, with the biggest difference coming on the final 50 as he was over half a second faster today.

He was behind his record pace by about two seconds for much of the race but slowly began to inch closer to his record, splitting slightly faster from about the 1050 meter mark on. He notably was out in a 7:21.00 at the halfway point today, about two seconds off his 7:19.27 from July.

Tuncelli finished 5th in the race today, just over a second and a half off of the podium. His time of a 14:41.22 notably was just off of the 14:40.92 that it took to medal in podium, while it took a 14:39.63 today.

He has dropped almost 13 seconds off his best time in the last year now. Coming into the season, his best time was a 14:54.16 from July 2023.

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jdsmitty1
3 months ago

Jaoudi is from Tunisia, not Algeria btw

Boknows34
3 months ago

I hope it turns out better for him than Grgic.

cant kick cant pull
3 months ago

wont be long before he crosses the rubicon

sjostrom stan
3 months ago

need him to meet the sharpshooter

BingBopBam
3 months ago

How old is he? When does he age up? Might be helpful information when discussing WJRs

‘Murica
Reply to  BingBopBam
3 months ago

Born 30 Aug 2007

So currently 16, turns 17 in just over 3 weeks

BrianD
Reply to  BingBopBam
3 months ago

He will turn 17 on August 30.

MarkB
Reply to  BrianD
3 months ago

So he’s 17 for WJR purposes.

Boknows34
Reply to  MarkB
3 months ago

And will have all of 2025 to set new WJRs

Andrew
3 months ago

With the trajectory of Turkish age grouper prodigies, I wouldn’t be surprised if he went to Georgia Tech or something and disappeared from swimming

Sapiens Ursus
Reply to  Andrew
3 months ago

The previous record holder Franko Grgić basically disappeared from the sport after that swim…

Beach Boy
Reply to  Sapiens Ursus
3 months ago

I believe he got injured

Jay Giggles
Reply to  Andrew
3 months ago

He will continue to train in Turkey. He will be getting a lot of money and support for next olympics.

Awsi Dooger
3 months ago

I kept an eye on him throughout. Rowdy and Hicks really did a disservice to the audience by not mentioning him

NoFastTwitch
Reply to  Awsi Dooger
3 months ago

Well, there was a lot going on…

John26
3 months ago

Distance Popovici indeed

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