
National swimmer Eda Sözcügil completed the Catalina Channel in 10 hours and 27 minutes, breaking the first course of the Ocean Seven, breaking a double record; She became the fastest female and youngest Turkish swimmer to complete the race.
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Eda Sözcügil is a national ultramarathon swimmer who completed the Catalina Channel stage of the Ocean Seven.
National swimmer Eda Sözcügil, who completed the Catalina Channel in 10 hours and 27 minutes, became the fastest woman and the youngest Turkish swimmer to complete the stage.
Izmir Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports announced that national ultramarathon swimmer Eda Savcıgil completed the 32-kilometer Catalina Channel stage of the Ocean Seven by breaking a double record.
In the statement, it was emphasized that the national athlete completed the Catalina Channel passage, the first course of the Ocean Seven, in 10 hours and 27 minutes, and it was noted that Eda won the title of the fastest female swimmer to complete the course and the youngest Turkish athlete to pass the stage.
It was reported that the national swimmer, coached by Bengisu Avcı, will continue her preparations for the other courses in the Ocean Sevens stage.
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Eda Sözcügil will continue her preparations for the other tracks in the Ocean Seven.
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Eda Sözcügil, an 18-year-old ultramarathon swimmer from Izmir, broke the records for the fastest woman and the youngest Turkish athlete by swimming the Catalina Channel, a distance of 32 kilometers, in 10 hours and 27 minutes, which she chose as the first leg of the Ocean Seven.
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