Defne Kurt

Defne Kurt (born 4 May 2001) is a Turkish para swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions in the S10 classification. She won five gold medals at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships.

Career In December 2014, Kurt represented Turkey at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Doha, Qatar. She competed in four events but did not advance to the final in any of them.

At the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships held in Singapore, Kurt won her first gold medal in 50 m freestyle, which was also her first medal in the championships. She then won four more gold medals in the 200 m individual medley, 50m butterfly, 100 m freestyle and 100 m backstroke S10.