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Türkiye at the 2026 World Open Water Finswimming ChampionshipsTürkiye won four medals in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt: two gold and two bronze, all in the junior women’s bi-fins events.
Reviewed: 11 November 2026
The event and Türkiye’s teamThe CMAS World Open Water Finswimming Championships for seniors and juniors took place in Sharm El-Sheikh from 30 October to 4 November 2026. Türkiye sent eight swimmers. Derin Çelikkanat and Berra Nur Yılmaz earned four junior women’s medals.
Türkiye’s medals| Swimmer | Event | Medal | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derin Çelikkanat | 3,000 m bi-fins — junior women | Gold | 33:42.50 |
| Derin Çelikkanat | 1,000 m bi-fins — junior women | Bronze | 10:41.88 |
| Berra Nur Yılmaz | 150 m bi-fins elimination — junior women | Gold | 1:27.71 |
| Berra Nur Yılmaz | 3,000 m bi-fins — junior women | Bronze | 33:53.00 |
Two Turkish swimmers share a podiumÇelikkanat won the junior 3,000 m in 33:42.50. Italy’s Elisa Matteucci took silver in 33:52.90, just one tenth of a second ahead of Yılmaz’s 33:53.00. Çelikkanat also finished third in the 1,000 m in 10:41.88.
Yılmaz reached the deciding round of the 150 m elimination race and won in 1:27.71, ahead of Egypt’s Farida Mohamed Said and Italy’s Giorgia Franceschini.
Championship programme and resultsThe championships have ended. The published programme covered senior and junior women and men. Bi-fins means a separate fin on each foot; surface swimming uses a monofin.
| Date | Scheduled events |
|---|---|
| 1 November | 1,000 m surface; 150 m bi-fins elimination heats; 1,000 m bi-fins; 150 m surface elimination heats |
| 2 November | 5,000 m surface, 3,000 m bi-fins and mixed 4 × 150 m elimination relay |
| 3 November | Scheduled 150 m surface and bi-fins finals and mixed 4 × 1,000 m relay |
Podiums in Türkiye’s medal-winning events — junior women, bi-fins
| Event | Place | Swimmer and affiliation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 m | 1 | Elisa Matteucci — Italy | 10:40.92 |
| 1,000 m | 2 | Sofia Viatkina — CMAS1 | 10:41.84 |
| 1,000 m | 3 | Derin Çelikkanat — Türkiye | 10:41.88 |
| 1,000 m | 4 | Berra Nur Yılmaz — Türkiye | 10:42.12 |
| 3,000 m | 1 | Derin Çelikkanat — Türkiye | 33:42.50 |
| 3,000 m | 2 | Elisa Matteucci — Italy | 33:52.90 |
| 3,000 m | 3 | Berra Nur Yılmaz — Türkiye | 33:53.00 |
| 150 m elimination, deciding round | 1 | Berra Nur Yılmaz — Türkiye | 1:27.71 |
| 150 m elimination, deciding round | 2 | Farida Mohamed Said — Egypt | 1:30.38 |
| 150 m elimination, deciding round | 3 | Giorgia Franceschini — Italy | 1:30.81 |
| Event and category | Swimmer | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 m surface — senior women | Feyza Sarıhan | Joint 14th — 9:56.90 |
| 1,000 m surface — junior women | Zeynep Azra Kanat | 4th — 9:12.10 |
| 1,000 m surface — senior men | Derin Toparlak | 4th — 8:41.00 |
| 1,000 m surface — junior men | Ali Aras Ödüm | 11th — 8:56.77 |
| 5,000 m surface — senior women | Feyza Sarıhan | 11th — 53:07.90 |
| 5,000 m surface — junior women | Zeynep Azra Kanat | 11th — 52:56.00 |
| 5,000 m surface — senior men | Derin Toparlak | 9th — 50:01.90 |
| 3,000 m bi-fins — junior men | Emir Ütebay | 16th — 33:52.70 |
| Mixed 4 × 1,000 m relay — juniors | Türkiye | 5th — 41:19.54 |
Türkiye’s delegationThe squad comprised Feyza Sarıhan, Berra Nur Yılmaz, Zeynep Azra Kanat, Derin Çelikkanat, Derin Toparlak, Ege Şükür, Ali Aras Ödüm and Emir Ütebay, coached by Eşref Esen and Devrim Daymaz. Çelikkanat represents Kırklareli Gençlik; Yılmaz represents Tenis Yüzme Kayak.
What is bi-fins swimming?Swimmers use a separate fin on each foot. These races took place in open water rather than a pool and covered different distances. An elimination event proceeds through successive rounds before a final. This event is separate from the World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships covered in another article.
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