Seher Kaya
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| National team | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 2010 Uşak, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Galatasaray Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Seher Kaya (born 5 January 2010) is a Turkish swimmer who specializes in butterfly stroke events.
Sport career
Kaya started her competitive swimming career at Kor (Core) Sports Club in her hometown.[1] Later, she transferred to Galatasaray Swimming.[2]
In May 2024, she became champion at the Turkish Youth Swimming National team Selection Tournament in Edirne, and was admitted first time to the national swimming team.[3] She is coached by Aybars Sawiş.[4]
She took the bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly event of the 13-15 years-old girls category with 2:20.18 at the 2025 Comen Cup Mediterranean Swimming in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] Her time of 1:03.50 in the 100 m butterfly event placed her at fourth rank.[6]
At the 2025 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia, she took the bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly event.[7][8]
Kaya competed at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[9] and won three medals,[10] including a bronze in the 100 m butterfly,[2] a silver in the 200 m butterfly,[11]and a gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle.[12]
Personal life
Born on 5 January 2010,[1][13] Seher Kaya is a native of Uşak, Turkey,[14]
After completing the Uşak Şefkat Junior School, she moved to Eskişehir,[8] where she attends Kılıçoğlu Anatolian High School.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Bölge Karması Kadrosu 2010 Kadın, 2009 Erkek 3. Bölge Kadınlar" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Yüzücümüz Seher Kaya'dan bronz madalya!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Uşaklı Öğrenci Seher Kaya Milli Yüzücü Oldu". Uşak Olay (in Turkish). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Seher Kaya, 200m Kelebekte Comen Cup Bronzunu Aldı". Milli Fanatikler (in Turkish). 22 June 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Girtls, 200 m Butterfly" (PDF). Comen Cup Belgrade. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Girtls, 100 m Butterfly" (PDF). Comen Cup Belgrade. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Haberler" (in Turkish). Eskişehir/Odunpazarı Kılıçoğlu Anadolu Lisesi. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Eskişehirli Seher Kaya Avrupa üçüncüsü oldu". Eskişehir Ekspres (in Turkish). 26 July 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (4 November 2025). "Türkiye, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda 212 sporcuyla yer alacak". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (14 November 2025). "Milli yüzücüler 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'na damga vurdu". Anadolu News Agenxy (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Yüzücümüz Seher Kaya'dan gümüş madalya!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulünü. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Riyad 2025 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda, Nehir Toker, Sudem Denizli, Seher Kaya ve Gizem Güvenç'ten oluşan 4x100m serbest stil kadın bayrak takımı, 3:54.69'luk derecesiyle altın madalya kazandı". Kars Manşet (in Turkish). 12 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Entry List by NOC - TUR Türkiye" (PDF). 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Bayraktar, Süleyman (17 November 2025). "Uşak'lı Seher Kaya Madalyaları Topladı". Uşak'tan Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 November 2025.