Serkan Atasay

Serhiy Anatoliyevich Serhieiev (also Serkan Atasay, Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Сергеєв; born March 11, 1970) is a Ukrainian-born Turkish swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events.[1] He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2004, and 2008), a multiple-time Ukrainian champion, and a five-time Turkish record holder. He is also a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming.

Serkan Atasay
Personal information
Full nameSerhiy Anatoliyevich Serhieiev
National team Ukraine
 Turkey
Born (1970-03-11) 11 March 1970
Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
ClubFenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (TUR)
CoachOleksandr Yaremenko (UKR)

Atasay's Olympic debut came as a member of the Ukrainian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. At that event he placed 23rd in the 200m individual medley with a time of 2:06.30.[2]

Eight years later, Atasay qualified again for the 200m individual medley by clearing a FINA B-cut of 2:03.01 at the Ukrainian Open Championships in Kiev.[3] Swimming in heat four, he edged out Barbados' Bradley Ally to take a third spot and 22nd overall by 0.03 of a second in 2:03.26.[4][5]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Atasay, under a different name, represented Turkey as Serkan Atasay.[6] He qualified for the third straight time in the 200m individual medley by achieving a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:04.56 from the Acropolis Grand Prix in Athens, Greece.[7] He competed against six other swimmers in the second heat, including two-time Olympian Miguel Molina of the Philippines. Atasay came sixth. Atasay failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed 42nd overall in the preliminary heats.[8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serkan Atasay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. "Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Men's 200 Individual Medley, Day 5 Prelims: Laszlo Cseh Clocks Swift 1:59.50, Leads Michael Phelps into Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. ""Yeni Türkler" Pekin"de madalya arayacak" ["New Turks" at Beijing in the search for medals] (in Turkish). Radikal. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  7. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 40. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  8. "Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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