By Muhammed Enes Calli
ANKARA (AA) - Turkish swimmer Merve Tuncel bagged a gold medal in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome on Saturday.
She broke the European record after finishing the race with a time of 15.55.23.
Another Turkish athlete Deniz Ertan claimed the silver by completing the race at 16.14.26, followed by Paula Fernandez Otero from Spain with 16.19.92.