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Turkish World Juniors Qualifier Belis Sakar has committed to Arizona State University for the fall of 2026.
I’m so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Arizona State University! I want to thank my family, coaches and friends for their endless support. Finally a huge thanks to Coach Alex and Coach Herbie for giving me this amazing opportunity. I can’t wait to be part of this incredible team!! Go Sun Devils!!
Sakar is a native of Istanbul, Turkey, and represented her home nation at the World Aquatics Junior Championships (LCM) this past August. She competed in both the 400 IM and 400 free at those championships, placing 23rd in the 400 free (4:25.05) and 21st in the 400 IM (4:56.64).
A month earlier, Sakar raced at the LEN European Junior Championships (LCM), where she finished 6th overall in 400 IM in 4:49.88. In addition to that 400 IM performance, she placed 18th in the 800 free (8:57.27), and 25th in the 400 free (4:22.31).
Sakar holds a best 400 IM long course time of 4:45.62 from the Turkish Open Age and Juniors Championship in 2022. At those same championships, she clocked her fastest ever 200 IM in 2:18.52.
In August, Sakar notched more best times at the Turkish Youth-Junior and Open Age Championships (LCM), setting a pair of distance freestyle bests with her 8:47.58 in the 800 free and 16:42.40 in the 1500 free.
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Sakar’s Best Times Converted to SCY:
Event LCM SCY Conversion 400 Free 4:18.02 4:49.09 (500 Free) 800 Free 8:47.58 9:51.12 (1000 Free) 1500 Free 16:42.40 16:22.74 (1650 Free) 200 IM 2:18.52 2:01.90 400 IM 4:45.62 4:11.54 200 Fly 2:12.76 1:57.08Sakar joins a Sun Devil women’s team coming off of a 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship title last season.
Based on Sakar’s conversions, she would have placed 2nd in the 1650 free, 3rd in the 400 IM, and 6th overall in the 500 free at those championships last season.
Sakar’s conversions make her an immediate contender in a conference that the Sun Devils have asserted their dominance in.
The addition of Sakar will complement the already-talented roster the Sun Devil women possess in her events. Alexa Reyna, currently a junior in Tempe, won the 500 last season at Big 12s and finished 2nd in the 1650 will have one year of overlap with Sakar.
Sonia Vaishnani, the reigning 400 IM Big 12 champion, will also have one year of training alongside Sakar.
Sakar will fill in for fellow Turkish swimmer Deniz Ertan, who last season won the 1650 free and finished 2nd in the 400 IM for the Sun Devils, and will have graduated.
The projected success of Sakar is measured purely by her conversions, but Arizona State’s success in her primary events last season suggests plenty of potential for her to be atop the conference and compete nationally for years to come.
Sakar joins Monica Leydar, Olivia Colombo, Rowynn Biffart, Lilly Jane Allison, Ellie Chalupsky, Riley Christensen, Haddie Vohs, Maya Hetland, and Alyssa Albertyn in the Sun Devil women’s 2026 recruiting class.
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