Yasemin Dalkılıç

Yasemin Dalkılıç (born 2 May 1979) is a Turkish female free diver who has broken 8 World Records in the sport of freediving. She was known to be the 5th female world champion in this sport and broke the first official world record after the Constant Ballast No Fins category was introduced to the sport with a dive to 40 meters. Her deepest record in constant ballast with fins is 68 meters, limited variable ballast is 106 meters and 120 meters in No Limits category.

Biography Yasemin Dalkılıç was born and grew up in Ankara, Turkey, some away from the nearest coast. At age 14, she was a member of the national monofin finswimming team, where she stayed for several years and set several Turkish records. By the time she was 16, she had established herself as the best freediver in her country. In 1996, she started as a student in the mathematics department at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, where she became a member of the Subaqua Society.

In 1998 Dalkılıç competed in the Freediving World Cup in Sardinia, Italy, where she clinched the first place among the women.