Hüseyin Emre Sakçı (born 15 November 1997) is a Turkish swimmer specialized in breaststroke. Sakçı holds the short-course world record in 50 meters breaststroke (24.95), the European record for 100 meters breaststroke (55.74), Turkish short-course records in 50 meters freestyle, 100 meters freestyle, 200 meters freestyle, 50 meters breaststroke, 100 meters breaststroke, 100 meters individual medley as well as long-course records in 50 meters freestyle, 50 meters breaststroke and 100 meters breaststroke.[1][2][3][4]

Emre Sakçı
Personal information
Full nameHüseyin Emre Sakçı
Born (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)
İzmir, Turkey
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Turkey
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2024 Belgrade 50 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)

Short Course World Record 24.95 50 m breaststroke

Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kazan 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Otopeni 50 m breaststroke
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 4 × 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 100 m breaststroke
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona 4×100 m freestyle relay

Athletic career

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In a first ever for Turkish swimming, Sakçı won the silver medal in the 2019 European Short Course Championship in the 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 25.82 seconds.[5] Subsequently, Sakçı broke the short-course European record in 50 meters breaststroke with a time of 25.50 seconds on 26 October 2020 during the 2020 ISL (International Swimming League) races making him the only Turkish swimmer ever to break a European record in any stroke not in the junior category.[6]

Sakçı further advanced his European Short Course 50 meter breaststroke record on 5 November 2020 again during the ISL competitions, only 0.04 seconds off the World record.[7][8] Sakçı added a third European short-course record, this time in 100 meters breaststroke, with a time of 55.74, .13 seconds off the World record.[4]

Sakçı qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Olympic A qualification standard time in 100 meters breaststroke.[9]

Training

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Sakçı belongs to a new generation of Turkish swimmers that have solely trained in Turkey instead of going to the US for college, as was done in the past by successful Turkish swimmers. Sakçı trains in his hometown of İzmir with his coach Türker Oktay.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Emre Sakçı's European record in 50 meter breaststroke" (PDF). omegatiming.com.
  2. ^ "Emre Sakçı's European record in 100 meter breaststroke" (PDF). omegatiming.com.
  3. ^ "Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu - TYF". tyf.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Love Sporty2 (10 November 2020). "İsl İnternational Swimming League Emre Sakci 100m breast 00:55:74 New European Record". YouTube. Retrieved 26 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Race, Retta (7 December 2019). "2019 European Short Course Championships Day 4 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ "ISL Match 4 Notes: Condors Flex Their Depth; Sakci, Kromowidjojo Steal Day 2". Swimming World News. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. ^ Dornan, Ben (5 November 2020). "Emre Sakci Swims 25.29 50 Breast; 0.04 Seconds Off Van der Burgh's World Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ^ Love Sporty2 (5 November 2020). "İsl İnternational Swimming League Emre Sakci 50m breast 25:29 New European Record". YouTube. Retrieved 26 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Asikci, Emre (17 January 2020). "Medal-winning athlete sticks to swimming against all odds". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ^ "İzmir Emre'yle gurur duyuyor" [Izmir is proud of Emre]. Yeni Asır (in Turkish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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Records
Preceded by Men's 50-metre breaststroke
world record holder (short course)

27 December 2021 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent