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BAKU, Azerbaijan — Texas A&M senior swimmer Turker Ayar<\/strong> earned a pair of gold medals and tallied a coveted FINA \u201cA\u201d qualifying time at the recent Islamic Solidarity Games at the Baku Aquatics Center.<\/p>\n

Ayar, who was representing his home country of Turkey at the meet, was victorious in the 100-meter butterfly and with Turkey\u2019s 400-meter medley relay. He won the 100 fly by more than a quarter of a second with a time of 52.75. In the semifinals, Ayar won his heat with a lifetime best time of 52.20, which was a Turkish national record and a FINA \u201cA\u201d cut, and it will likely earn him a spot at the FINA World Championships, which will be contested July 14-30<\/span> in Budapest, Hungary.<\/p>\n

Ayar helped lead Turkey to a victory in the 400 medley relay with a butterfly split time of 53.10, which was the fastest of the day. Turkey won the 400 medley relay in 3:40.70, which was nearly three seconds faster than the runner-up foursome.<\/p>\n

Press release courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

You can find the full results of the swimming events from the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"