Derin Toparlak, one of the TSSF Finswimming Seniors and Juniors National Team athletes who represented Türkiye at the 2025 World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS) Finswimming Open Water Seniors and Juniors World Championships held between 9-11 October in Marine Alamein town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, came 3rd in the world. Toparlak, who showed a successful performance among his strong competitors on the 5 km long sea course in the open water races, which is considered the marathon of fin swimming, won the bronze medal by completing the 5 km in 47 minutes, 20 seconds and 4 split seconds. One of his competitors, Egyptian Hasan Mohamed Eldafrawy, won the gold medal with a time of 46 minutes, 09 seconds and 3 milliseconds, and Mohap Ehap Helmy from the same country received the silver medal with a time of 46 minutes, 43 seconds and 7 milliseconds.
National flag team consisting of İbrahim Can Kiracı, Berra Nur Yılmaz, Ali Aras Ödüm and Zeynep Azra Kanat, junior mixed 4×150 m. He also ranked 4th in the world in the qualifying double palette. Derin Toparlak, adults 4×150 m. Qualified on water, Berra Nur Yılmaz in junior 4×150 m. He finished 4th in the double track competition.
KADİR SAĞLAM: “WE WILL NOW HAVE A STABLE INTERNATIONAL MEDAL CHART”
TSSF President Kadir Sağlam stated that open water competitions are the marathon of finswimming and said, “Performance requires strength and endurance. We proudly represent our country with championships and medals in the pool disciplines of finswimming every year. We will now have a stable international medal chart in open water finswimming competitions. We are working for this. On behalf of our community, we would like to thank our national team athletes in Egypt for their determination and struggle.” thank you The fact that Derin Toparlak, one of our successful national athletes, won the bronze medal in the senior 5 km surface water discipline and waved our flag at the World Championship is very valuable for us and our country. I applaud him and congratulate him wholeheartedly. Our Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr., who has greatly supported us in achieving success. “I would like to thank Osman Aşkın Bak, our Deputy Minister Hamza Yerlikaya, and our ministry employees on behalf of our community,” he said.
TSSF Fin Swimming Seniors and Juniors National Team, headed by Melike Selin, consists of Berk Yavuzarslan, Derin Toparlak in the seniors, and Ali Aras Ödüm, İbrahim Can Kiracı, Berra Nur Yılmaz, Zeynep Azra Kanat and Nazlı Denizci in the juniors. Eşref Esen was the coach of the national team in the championship where youth competed in men’s and women’s categories.