Devrim Cenk Ulusoy (born 2 January 1973) is a Turkish World record holder
free-diver
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Besides the limits of breat ...
. Currently, he performs his underwater sport activities for Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Su Altı Sporları Kulübü (
Middle East Technical University
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Underwater Sports Club).
Personal life
Born on January 2, 1973, in
NiÄŸde
Niğde (; ; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and is located in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Niğde Province and Niğde District. 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
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at
Northern Cyprus
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to study
mechanical engineering
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. 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
Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (informally ''ÇOMÜ'') is a Turkish public research university located in Çanakkale province, near Gallipoli and its surrounding towns. It is a member of the Balkan Universities Network, the European Univers ...
Kuruçeşme
Kuruçeşme is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,846 (2022). It is on the European side of the Bosphorus between the neighbourhoods of Ortaköy and Arnavutköy.
Historic ...
facility in
Istanbul
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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
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finswimming
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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
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
, Turkey on September 5, 2008
* Constant Weight with fins (at sea) WR in Tekirova,
Kemer
Kemer is a seaside resort, municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 412 km2, and its population is 49,383 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coast, west of the city of Antalya, on the Turkish Riviera.
Kemer is o ...
, Antalya Province, Turkey on October 26, 2008
* Free immersion apnea without fin (at sea) WR in
KaÅŸ
KaÅŸ () is a small fishing, diving, yachting and tourist town, and a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,750 km2, and its population is 62,866 (2022). It is 168 km west of the city ...
,
Antalya Province
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, Turkey on October 1, 2011
* Constant Weight with fins (at sea) in WR KaÅŸ, Antalya Province, Turkey on October 2, 2011
* Free immersion apnea without fin (at sea) WR in KaÅŸ, Antalya Province, Turkey on September 25, 2012
* Variable weight apnea without fin (at sea) WR in KaÅŸ, Antalya Province, Turkey on September 26, 2012