Kemal Arda Gürdal (born 2 July 1990) is a Turkish freestyle swimmer. At the 2012 European Aquatics Championships held in

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, he set a new national record in 100 m freestyle with 49.64, and equaled the national record in 200 m freestyle of Aytekin Mindan from 2002. Gürdal was invited for participation in the 100 m freestyle event at the

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. At the

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held in

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, Turkey, he won two silver and two bronze medals.

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1990 births Living people Turkish male freestyle swimmers Galatasaray Swimming swimmers Olympic swimmers for Turkey Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-swimming-bio-stub