Derin Timucin
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- Height:
- 5'5"
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- Year:
- 2027
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- Hometown:
- Sakarya, Turkey
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- High School:
- Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific
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- Position:
- P/S
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- Major:
- Undeclared
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- Pronunciation:
- DEH-reen TIM-oo-sin
Bio
2023-24:
- Made collegiate debut at the Washington College Invitational
- Part of the 3V8+ boat that won the Second Varsity Eight event at the Washington College Invitational
- Part of the 3V8+ boat that took second at the Skidmore Sprints (7:45.5)
- Defeated Wesleyan to earn second at the Malden River (7:37.67)
- Rowed in the 4V8+ boat that finished second at the NEWMAC Championships (7:55.91)
- Member of the 4V8+ boat that placed fifth at the New England Rowing Championships (7:48.631)
- Rowed in the 4V8+ boat that earned third at the National Invitational Rowing Championship (7:44.096)
Before Wellesley:
- Attended Adapazar? ENKA Schools until the end of Grade 10
- Selected by the National Committee of Turkey to continue her junior and senior year of high school at Pearson College UWC (Victoria, BC, Canada)
- Swam competitively for 9 years in Turkey and received the student-athlete award for swimming
- First one to finish the 6.5 km Race Rocks Open Water Swimming Challenge in 2023
Personal:
- Born in Sakarya, Turkey
- Daughter of Alev and Metin Timuçin
- Loves scuba diving and playing the flute
Why Wellesley:
- Chose to attend Wellesley because of its close-knit community, stellar academics and the network of powerful women