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2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Cesur Yilmaz

  • Position Butterfly/ Freestyle - sprints
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 165
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Business & Technology Management (Tandon School of Engineering)
  • Hometown Istanbul, Turkey
  • High School SEV American

Biography

2021-22
  • UAA Winter Sport All-Academic
  • Placed first and recorded a season best in the 200 butterfly (1:54.73), and finished third in the 100 butterfly (50.61) at the NYU Invitational (2/18-19)
  • Set a season best and placed first in the 50 freestyle (21.74) at the Bruno Invitational (12/3-5)

2020-21
  • NYU did not compete due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
 
Personal
  • Five-year team member in high school, captain as a senior
  • Enjoys playing guitar and hanging out with friends
  • Aspires to stay and work in the U.S. after graduating

Yilmaz on NYU
  • Chose NYU because he “wants to do sports and academics at the same time”