Even though I was a Turkish-American as opposed to a student from Turkey and I went to nearby Radford University, I was a member of the Turkish Student Association at Virginia back in the mid-90s. So, I am delighted to hear that a Turkish student-athlete from Virginia Tech has competed for his country at the Beijing Olympics.
Kaan Tayla (pictured here) was an ACC Champ while competing in Blacksburg this year.
According to "The Roanoke Times," Tayla finished 37th in the 50-meter freestyle prelims on Thursday. He also swam for Turkey in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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Interesting information about a local athlete. He was briefly mentioned in the
Roanoke newspaper.
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