Yasemin Dalkılıç

Yasemin Dalkılıç, born on 2 May 1979, is a Turkish freediver who has broken eight world records. She grew up in Ankara, far from the coast, was a member of the national monofin finswimming team from the age of 14 and was the best freediver in Turkey by 16. In 1998 she won the women's category at the Freediving World Cup in Sardinia, Italy, and from 1999 she trained under Rudi Castineyra, setting her first world record with a dive to 68 metres. She broke the first official world record after constant ballast no fins was introduced, with a dive to 40 metres, and her deepest records include 106 metres in limited variable ballast and 120 metres in No Limits.