(MENAFN- AzerNews) Aysu Turkoglu, a 22-year-old swimmer, became the first Turkish
woman to swim across the North Channel, Azernews reports, citing
Anadolu Agency.
Turkoglu, who was also the youngest Turkish athlete to achieve
the crossing, swam from Northern Ireland to Scotland, completing an
almost 40-kilometer (24-mile) journey in the North Channel in 11
hours, 48 minutes and 19 seconds.
In 2022, Turkoglu swam the English Channel in 16 hours and 28
minutes to be the youngest Turkish swimmer ever to make the
crossing.
On Wednesday, she started swimming at 0445GMT in Northern
Ireland's Bangor as dolphins in the North Channel accompanied
her.
Proud Turkoglu displayed a Turkish flag when she ended her
crossing. The water temperature in the North Channel is around
12-14C (54-57F) – much colder than the English Channel.
Following her North Channel crossing, Turkoglu wants to break
the Guinness record by completing the "7 Oceans" channels within
five years.
The O7 marathon swimming challenge includes the Catalina Channel
in the US, Molokai Channel in Hawaii, Cook Strait in New Zealand,
Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco, Tsugaru Strait in
Japan, North Channel between Ireland and Scotland, and English
Channel between the UK and France.
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