Devrim Cenk Ulusoy (born 2 January 1973) is a Turkish World record holder
free-diver. Currently, he performs his underwater sport activities for Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Su Altı Sporları Kulübü (
Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The university emphasizes research and education in engineering ...
Underwater Sports Club).
Personal life
Born on January 2, 1973, in
Niğde
Niğde (; grc, Νίγδη; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and the capital of Niğde province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,299 m. In 2017 the city population was 141,010 people.
The city is small with plenty ...
,
he was educated at Ortaköy Gazi Osman Paşa Secondary School between 1983 and 1986. He graduated from
Kabataş High School in 1990. In 1991, Ulusoy enrolled in the
Eastern Mediterranean University at
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a '' de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Rec ...
to study
mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, ...
. He dropped out of university in his third (junior) year in 1997.
Ulusoy served in the military between 1998 and 2000. He got married in 2009, and has been living at
Çanakkale since 2010, where he is studying physical education and sports at the
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.
Sports career
Devrim Cenk Ulusoy began with water sports at
Galatasaray Swimming's
Kuruçeşme
Kuruçeşme is a neighborhood in Beşiktaş ilçe (district) of İstanbul, Turkey. It is on the European side of Bosphorous between the neighborhoods of Ortaköy and Arnavutköy.
Historically, the neighborhood was called by various names such a ...
facility in
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at the age of five as a therapy for his right arm, which was paralysed since age two due to a fall from a high chair.
Following his two successive years champion titles in his age category, Ulusoy entered the club as a licensed member at the Galatasaray Kalamış Facilities. At the age of nine, Ulusoy was admitted to the Turkish national swimming team.
He was not permitted to represent his country abroad because of his tattoos.
After three years of retirement, he returned to active sports entering
monofin finswimming discipline. He won numerous national championship titles.
Ulusoy began free-diving in 2003. Since then, he set more than 20 national records, two official European records and eight World records. In addition, he owns many Turkish champion titles, and won one European and two World championships.
His sports career also includes activities as a swimming coach in the clubs of İstanbul Yüzme İhtisas, Yeşilköy Spor and Bakırköy Spor, as well as a tennis coach during his university years in Northern Cyprus.
Selected records
* Jump Blue apnea with fins (at sea) WR in
Antalya
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, Turkey on September 5, 2008
* Constant Weight with fins (at sea) WR in
Tekirova
Tekirova is a town in the District of Kemer, Antalya Province, Turkey.
Large hotels for tourists are established in the town. The base station of the Olympos Aerial Tram
The Olympos Aerial Tram ( tr, Olympos Teleferik), aka Olympos Cable Car, ...
,
Kemer
Kemer is a seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, west of the city of Antalya, on the Turkish Riviera.
Kemer is on the Gulf of Antalya, of sea coast with the skirts of the western Taurus Mounta ...
, Antalya Province, Turkey on October 26, 2008
* Free immersion apnea without fin (at sea) WR in
Kaş
Kaş (; el, Αντίφελλος, translit=Antífellos, translit-std=ISO) is a small fishing, diving, yachting and tourist town, and a district of Antalya Province of Turkey, 168 km west of the city of Antalya. As a tourist resort, it is re ...
,
Antalya Province
Antalya Province ( tr, ) is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea.
Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visi ...
, Turkey on October 1, 2011
* Constant Weight with fins (at sea) in WR Kaş, Antalya Province, Turkey on October 2, 2011
* Free immersion apnea without fin (at sea) WR in Kaş, Antalya Province, Turkey on September 25, 2012
* Variable weight apnea without fin (at sea) WR in Kaş, Antalya Province, Turkey on September 26, 2012
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulusoy, Devrim Cenk
Living people
1973 births
Kabataş Erkek Lisesi alumni
Turkish freedivers
Sportspeople from Niğde
Galatasaray Swimming swimmers
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University people
Finswimmers