Melisa Akarsu

Melisa Akarsu

Personal information
Nationality	TUR
Born	1993 (age 30–31)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Fenerbahçe Swimming
Medal record Women's Swimming Representing  Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Palembang 4×200m free relay 2013 Palembang 400m ind medley 2013 Palembang 200m butterfly
Updated on October 11, 2013

Melisa Akarsu (born 1993) is a Turkish swimmer competing in the butterfly events.^[1]

A member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul, she is holder of national records in the 17-18 age category in 100 m butterfly with 1:02.02 and in 200 m butterfly with 2:17.00 set in June 2011.^[2][3]

Akarsu ranked 8th in the 200 m butterfly event at the 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships held in Chartres, France.^[4]

She won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2012	European Short Course Swimming Championships	Chartres, France	8th	200 m Butterfly	2:11.91[4]
2013	XVII Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	4th	400 metre individual medley	4:57.64 NR
			4th	4×200 metre freestyle relay	8:25.01 NR
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:29.60
			2nd	400 m individual medley	5:01.25
			3rd	200 m butterfly	2:19.96

See also

• Turkish women in sports

References

1. "Melisa Akarsu". My Sport Recotds. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
2. "Melisa Akarsu'dan 2 Türkiye rekoru". Fenerbahçe Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
3. "Melisa Akarsu'dan Türkiye rekoru". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
4. "Yüzmede 4 Türkiye rekoru kırıldı". Haber Vitrini (in Turkish). 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2012-11-23.