Nida Eliz Üstündağ

Biography

Her career runs from the Turkish Championships to the Olympics, and she has represented Türkiye at many national and international events. She holds more than 120 Turkish records and more than 300 awards. In the senior category she has competed at the European and World Championships, the Islamic Solidarity Games, the Mediterranean Games and the Universiade.

At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games she broke the Turkish record in the 200 m butterfly with 2:10.02. At the 2017 Taipei Universiade she won Türkiye’s first and only swimming medal at that event. In the 200 m butterfly she has placed 6th in Europe and 9th in the world. She races open water events such as Aquachallenge and the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim, and in 2021 she won the women’s overall title at the Bosphorus.

She continues her professional swimming career at Fenerbahçe Sports Club. She graduated in psychology from Başkent University in 2019 and is completing a master’s in exercise and sport psychology at Marmara University. She has trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

As a psychologist she helps athletes build confidence, perform under pressure and work on race nerves, stress, focus, motivation and goal setting. At camp she leads these sessions.

Biography based on information provided by Swim Up Camp.