Emre Erdogan

Emre Erdogan in white shirt, an English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar swimmer

Emre Erdogan is a 29-year-old open water swimmer from Izmir, Turkey.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

He won the 59th 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy governed by the World Marathon Swimming Association on 28 June 2024 in 8 hours 1 minutes 40 seconds.
He completed a 4 hour 41 minute crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar on 30 September 2015 in a tandem swim with Kerby Lewis and Matt Judge. The trio are Iona College swimming and water polo alumni.
He completed a crossing of the English Channel in 2016 for his second Oceans Seven channel crossing.
He completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel on 30 July 2017 in 9 hours 50 minutes 44 seconds.
He completed a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel on 21 August 2019 in 7 hours 36 minutes 17 seconds.
He attempted a 35 km North Channel crossing from Northern Ireland to Scotland on 30 August 2020.