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Biography
Zehra Duru Bilgin (born 27 April 2002) is a Turkish swimmer who specializes in freestyle swimming of 100 m and 200 m events.She holds a number of national record in various styles and events. She takes part at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Sport career
Bilgin is a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul. During her college time at Brown University, she competes for the Brown Bears swimming and diving team.
Bilgin competed in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
She won the bronze medal together with Ela Naz Özdemir, Gizem Güvenç and Ecem Dönmez in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
She was qualified to represent her country at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France together with her teammates Ela Naz Özdemir, Gizem Güvenç and Ecem Dönmez within the first 16 teams with 8:05.21 in the Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event of the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
National records
| Date | Age Category | Course | Event | Time | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-11 | U13 | LCM | 50 m backstroke | 30.48 | Istanbul | |
| 2015-12-11 | U13 | LCM | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.99 | Istanbul | |
| 2015-12-19 | U13 | SCM | 100 m freestyle | 56.42 | Istanbul | |
| 2015-12-19 | U13 | SCM | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.72 | Istanbul | |
| 2016-12-22 | U14 | SCM | 100 m freestyle | 56.42 | Istanbul | |
| 2016-12-23 | U14 | SCM | 100 m butterfly | 59.88 | Istanbul | |
| 2017-07-08 | U15 | SCM | 100 m butterfly | 59.60 | Istanbul | |
| 2018-12-27 | U16 | SCM | 100 m butterfly | 59.45 | Istanbul | name="tyf2"/> |
| 2019-12-20 | LCM | 4x100 m freestyle relay | 3:38.57 | Istanbul | ||
| 2024-06-17 | LCM | 4x200 m freestyle relay | 8:01.58 | Belgrade |
- SCM: Short course (25 meter)
- LCM Long course (50 meter)
Personal life
Zehra Duru Bilgin was born on 27 April 2002.
She completed her secondary education at the French high school Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul in 2021. She studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.