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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Deniz Yardimci

Deniz Yardimci

  • Position:
    Freestyle/Backstroke/Butterfly
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Highschool:
    Saint Ignatius Prep
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, IL

Summary

Biography

At UR 2023-24: Sophomore appeared in six meets for the 'Jackets in 2023-24...Broke the 50 backstroke school record with her 26.32s leadoff time in the 200 medley relay on Feb. 16 at the UAA Championships...Scored in six of seven events at UAAs, earning an individual, team-best 10th-place finish in the 100 backstroke 'B' Final...Clocked in with a new PR of 57.22 in the 100 backstroke, and added another PR in the 100 butterfly (19th, 57.83)...Also placed seventh in four relays at UAAs, the 200 and 400 medley relays and the 200 and 400 freestyle relays...Led the Yellowjackets in three individual events and three relays, while ranking second in the 400 freestyle relay and third in the 200 backstroke and 100 freestyle...Scored 97.00 points, tallying five event wins, a second-place finish and a third-place result...Five NCAA Top-100 times in 2023-24, with a high-ranking of 20th in the 50 backstroke...Also ranked 66th in the 100 backstroke, 55th in the 200 freestyle relay, 58th in the 200 medley relay and 45th in the 400 medley relay...Placed five marks, two as an individual and three relays, on UR's Top-10 times list, in addition to the 50 backstroke school record...Notched the second-fastest 100 backstroke (57.22) and fourth-fastest 100 butterfly (57.83) in program history...Also currently ranks third in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 400 medley relay and seventh in the 200 freestyle relay.

At UR 2022-23: Terrific first season with Rochester saw her end third on the team in total scoring with 120.00 individual points and 206.75 points including relays...Had 13 top-3 finishes, including five event wins...Scored in six of seven events at UAA's, ranking 21st in the 100 backstroke and 22nd in the 100 butterfly (58.69 seconds)...Added top-8 results in 400 freestyle and 200 medley relays, while swimming on 14th place 400 medley relay and 15th place 200 freestyle relay...Top-times on UR this season in three events, including the 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay (1:49.36) and 400 freestyle relay (3:36.60)...Five top-10 finishes and seven scoring performances at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational, highlighted by 3rd place result in the 100 backstroke (58.75 seconds) and 200 freestyle relay...Added two other relay 4th place results and a 6th place finish in the 100 butterfly at Ithaca...Currently ranks #5 in team history in the 100 butterfly and #7 in the 100 backstroke.

HS: Graduated from Saint Ignatius College Prep where she was a member of the swimming team...Named team captain as a senior and earned the Coaches Award...Personal best times of 24.71 in the 50 freestyle, 53.99 in the 100 freestyle, 58.89 in the 100 butterfly and 59.28 in the 100 backstroke...Member of the National Honor Society...Swam club with the Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club.

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