2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Beril Bocekler
- Position:
- Free
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Sinav College
- Hometown:
- Ankara, Turkey
Career Highlights
2020 Tokyo Olympics Participant
One Individual Event Win
2025-25
Competed in six regular season meets โฆ Won the 1000 free with a time of 10:05.23 vs. Arizona โฆย Recorded a season-best time of 4:52.84 in the 500 free at the Ohio State Invite ...ย Recorded a season-best time of 10:00.23 in the 1000 free at USC ... Recorded a season-best time of 17:08.34 at the Ohio State Invite.
2023-24
Competed in six regular season meetsโฆ Earned a season high, third-place finish in the 1000 free (10:42.78) during the Stanford dual meet on Feb. 2โฆ Finished top-five in both the 1000 free and 500 free at the Washington State dual meet on Oct. 13, earning fifth in the 1000 free (10:38.23) and fourth in the 500 free (5:07.53).ย
2022-23
Competed in all 12 of UCLA's meets during the regular season, as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... At Pac-12s, swam in the 1650 free (17:23.73, 24th), 200 free (1:55.26, 41st), and 500 free (5:11.16, 45th) ... Made her NCAA debut at the Fresno State Invitational on Oct. 7-8, finishing top-three in both the 500 free and 1650 free ... Picked up her first career win on Oct. 21 in the UCSB dual meet, taking first in the 500 free (4:57.11) ... Was top-five in the 200 free and 1650 free at the UNLV Invitational ... Runner-up in both distance free events vs. Arizona on Nov. 4.ย
Turkish National Team
Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, representing Turkey in the 400m freestyleย and 800m freestyle relay ... Holds or held Turkish national age group records in the 400ย free, 800ย free, and 1500ย free ... Made the A Final in the 400 free, 800 free, and 1500 free at the 2019 World Junior Championships ... Silver medalist in the 800 free and 1500 free at theย 2019 European Junior Championships ... Was a standout at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, setting four Turkish national records as well as meet records in the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle ... Also competed in the Golden Cup, Mediterranean Games, amd Islamic Games.ย
High School/Club
Attended Zafer College (freshman year) and Sinav College (grades 10-12) ... Swam for Enka Sports Club.ย
Personal
Full name: Beril Böcekler ... Parents are Kemal and Aysin Bocekler ... Has an older brother, Berk ... Chose UCLA because "I think it's the best place to train hard and succeed" ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as putting her foot on the starting block at the 2020 Tokyo Games ... Admires Katie Ledecky ... Enjoys listening to music, art, playing volleyball, streaming TV, and having fun with friends ... Plans on majoring in computer engineering, and aspires to land a field in the software engineering field.
Best Times
200 free - 1:51.04
500 free - 4:49.19
1000 free - 10:13.23
1650ย free - 16:59.65
(last updated: July 2, 2024)
