Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Ozkan, Aleyna
Aleyna Ozkan
- Position:
- Sprint Free/Fly
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Ozel Sezin College
- Hometown:
- Istanbul, Turkey
Bio
Personal Bests and Event Progression
Academic Accolades
2024-25 (Graduate)
2023-24 (Senior)
2022-23 (Junior)
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Prior to Duke: Currently the Turkish record holder in the 50-meter butterfly and a member of the record-holding 400-meter medley relay … Bronze medalist in the 400 Mix Medley relay and finalist in the 50 and 100 butterfly at the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships in Kaza … Received a bronze medal in the 50 fly and was a semifinalist in the 100 fly at the 2018 EJC European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki.
Academic Accolades
- CSCAA First Team Academic All-American (2023-24)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
- CSCAA First Team All-American (400 Medley Relay – 2023-24)
- CSCAA Second Team All-American (200 Medley Relay – 2023-24)
2024-25 (Graduate)
- Tallied three second-place finishes in 100 Butterfly against Virginia Tech (55.62), South Carolina (53.30) and Northwestern (54.45)
- Tallied a season best time of 23.12 in the 50 Freestyle at the Wolfpack Elite Invitational
- Placed fourth in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 55.75 against Tennessee
- Competed at the ACC Championships in the 100 Butterfly (54.05), the 50 Freestyle (23.84) and the 100 Freestyle (53.01)
2023-24 (Senior)
- First Team All-American in the school record-setting 400 Medley Relay and second team All-American in the school record-setting 200 Medley Relay
- NCAA qualifier in the 100 Butterfly
- Posted two All-Time top 10 performances in the 100 Butterfly (51.57) and 50 Freestyle (22.75)
- Scored 20 points at the ACC Championships
- Had five event wins in the dual meet season and swam a career-best in the 100 SCM Fly at the European Championships (58.50)
- Finished ninth and earned a NCAA-B Cut in the 100 butterfly, while adding a personal best at ACC Championships, posting a time of 51.57
- Tallied personal bests in the 50 freestyle (22.75), 100 freestyle (50.00) and 50 butterfly (23.84) at ACC Championships
- Collected a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly against Queens (2/2), clocking in a time of 52.67
- Posted a first-place finish against Texas (1/27) in the 100 butterfly, touching with a time of 53.00
2022-23 (Junior)
- Placed second in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 55.45 against NC State
- Collected a personal best in the 100 Butterfly at North Carolina, clocking in at 52.69
- Was apart of Duke’s 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay that competed at the NCAA Championships
- Broke two separate Turkish National Records during the summer in both the 50-meter (25.95) Butterfly and 100-meter (26.42) Butterfly
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Wrapped up her debut season with career best times in three events at ACC Championships
- Scored in the 100 Butterfly, placing 15th in the event and fifth in Duke history by recording a career best time of 52.85
- Added personal best times in the 50 Freestyle (24.05) and 100 Freestyle (52.41) at the conference meet
- Assisted Duke to two impressive relay performances at the conference meet, recording the third-fastest time in program history in the 200 Medley and the Duke record in 400 Medley
- Recorded a then career best in the 100 Butterfly while placing first at the Virginia Tech Invitational
- Touched second in the 100 Butterfly against NC State
- Placed 22nd in the 100 Butterfly at the 2021 NC State GAC Invitational
Prior to Duke: Currently the Turkish record holder in the 50-meter butterfly and a member of the record-holding 400-meter medley relay … Bronze medalist in the 400 Mix Medley relay and finalist in the 50 and 100 butterfly at the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships in Kaza … Received a bronze medal in the 50 fly and was a semifinalist in the 100 fly at the 2018 EJC European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki.
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