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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Merve Tuncel
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Business
- Hometown:
- Ankara, Türkiye
- High School:
- Nermin Mehmet Cekic Anadolu Lisesi
BEFORE GW
2020 Tokyo Olympian...6th place in the 800M freestyle at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships...Earned two gold medals in the 1500M and 800M freestyles at the 2023 European Junior Championships...Competed in the 200M, 400M, 800M and 1500M freestyles at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships...Gold medals in the 400M, 800M and 1500M freestyles, and a bronze medal in the 200M freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships...First Turkish female swimmer to win gold in the 800M freestyle at the 2022 Mediterranean Games...Earned bronze in the 800M freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, the first-ever medal won by a female Turkish swimmer at the European Aquatics Championships.
TUNCEL'S CAREER BESTS
2020 Tokyo Olympian...6th place in the 800M freestyle at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships...Earned two gold medals in the 1500M and 800M freestyles at the 2023 European Junior Championships...Competed in the 200M, 400M, 800M and 1500M freestyles at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships...Gold medals in the 400M, 800M and 1500M freestyles, and a bronze medal in the 200M freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships...First Turkish female swimmer to win gold in the 800M freestyle at the 2022 Mediterranean Games...Earned bronze in the 800M freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, the first-ever medal won by a female Turkish swimmer at the European Aquatics Championships.
TUNCEL'S CAREER BESTS
GW Women's Basketball vs. Morgan St. (Post-Game Press Conference)
Sunday, November 23
GW Men's Basketball vs. UMBC (Post-Game Press Conference)
Thursday, November 20
GW Men's Basketball vs. ODU (Post-Game Press Conference)
Sunday, November 16
GW Men's Basketball vs American (Post-Game Press Conference)
Thursday, November 13
