İlkay Dikmen

İlkay Dikmen

Personal information
Nationality	TUR
Born	(1981-02-02) February 2, 1981 (age 44) Izmir, Turkey
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Fenerbahçe Swimming
Medal record Representing  Turkey Women's Swimming Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 100m breast 2001 Tunis 200m breast

İlkay Dikmen (born February 2, 1981, in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish swimmer competing in the breaststroke events. The 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall sportswoman at 60 kg (130 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul.[1]

She was born to Atilla and İlknur Dikmen in Izmir. She has a younger brother Eray.[2]

In 1992, she became the Turkish champion in her age group in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, the 100 m backstroke, the 100 m freestyle and the 200 m individual medley events. She swam in the swimming team of Fenerbahçe during the last two years of high school.[2]

After completing the high school in Turkey, she went to Champaign, Illinois, United States for university education.[3] Between 2000 and 2003, Dikmen swam for the University of Illinois' sports team Illinois Fighting Illini.[2] She contributed to her school's success and set also a school record in the 200-yard breaststroke event.[4]

Dikmen took part at the 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke events of the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. In July 2004, she carried the Olympic torch in Istanbul.[2]

At the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005 held in Trieste, Italy, she set a national record in 200 m breaststroke with 2:27.98.[5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Turkey
2000	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	23rd	100 m breaststroke	1:11.51
	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	24th	200 m breaststroke	2:33.34
2001	Mediterranean Games	Tunis, Tunisia		100 m breaststroke	1:11.17
				200 m breaststroke	2:32.34
2004	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	26th	100 m breaststroke	1:11.69
	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	19th	200 m breaststroke	2:32.69
2005	European Short Course Swimming Championships	Trieste, Italy	11th	200 m breaststroke	2.27.98 NR
	Mediterranean Games	Almeria, Spain	4th	100 m breaststroke	1:11.77[6]
	23rd Summer Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	8th	100 m breaststroke	1:11.70[7]

Honors

• 2003 Illinois Swimming Association Swimmer of the Year[8]

References

1. "İlkay Dikmen". Sports Reference/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
2. "Women's Swimming-Ilkay Dikmen". Fighting Illini. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
3. "Dream Big Profile: Ilkay Dikmen". Big Ten. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
4. "Illinois swims to third as Dikmen sets record". Illini HQ. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
5. "İlkay Dikmen'den Türkiye Rekoru" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
6. "İlkay Dikmen 'bronz'u kaçırdı". NTV-MSNBC (in Turkish). 25 June 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
7. "Madalya alamadık" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
8. "Ilkay Dikmen Named ISA Swimmer of the Year". Fighting Illini. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2012.