2015-16 Swimming and Diving Roster

Bogac Ayhan 2014-15 Swimming and Diving Roster

Back/Fly


Height 6'1''
Weight 182 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown London, England
Bogac Ayhan - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR (2015-16): Backstroker who had a consistently strong senior year for the Irish … started the year at the Dennis Stark Relays with a second place finish in the 400 medley relay (49.76 leadoff split) and first place in the 200 medley relay (23.58 leadoff) … swam against Michigan State, taking fourth in the 200 back (1:56.47) and 200 free relay (21.35), and first in the 400 medley relay (49.64 leadoff split) … swam against Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech, taking sixth in the 200 back (1:51.25), second in the 200 medley relay (23.81 leadoff split), third in the 400 medley relay (50.69 leadoff), and fourth in the 100 back (51.13) … made it to the finals at the Purdue Invitational in three individual events while also helping Notre Dame to second-place finishes in the 200 (22.85 leadoff split) and 400 (48.83 leadoff split) medley relays … individually, finished ninth in the 100 back (49.10 finals, 50.81 prelims), 25th in the 200 back (1:48.94 finals, 1:54.31 prelims) and 32nd in the 50 free (21.95 finals, 21.59 prelims) … won the 100 back (48.99) and the 400 medley relay (48.87 leadoff) at Virginia, while also taking third in the 200 back (1:48.62) and 200 and 400 free relays (20.88 200 split, 46.55 400 split)… won the 200 medley relay (23.05 leadoff) against Northwestern, also winning the 100 back (48.92), placing second in the 100 fly (50.09), and taking fifth in the 200 back (1:52.42) … at the ACC Championship posted career records in the 100 back (47.42) and the 200 back (1:44.62), taking 12th and 17th respectively … also swam the 100 fly in prelims and finished seventh with the 400 medley relay (47.66 leadoff) … finished career with a third-place finish in the 100 back at the Ohio State Last Chance Meet (47.76) … earned a monogram.

AS A JUNIOR (2014-15): Swam in 200 and 400 medley relays, as well as backstroke and butterfly races … at Dennis Stark Relay meet, logged split-times of 23.53 (200 medley relay) and 50.03 (400 medley relay) … swam second in 3×100 fly relay (50.82) … versus Purdue, earned 23.63 split in 200 medley relay, with team finishing first (1:30.72) … won 100 back (50.16) and came in fourth in 200 back (1:51.83) … against Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech, finished fourth in 200 back (1:50.27) … came in second in a pair of relay races, leading B-team with 23.21 backstroke split in 200 medley (1:31.46) … led A-team in 400 medley (3:19.19) with split of 49.88 … also finished tied for second in 100 back (50.59) … at Michigan State, came in first in 200 medley relay (1:31.78) with a backstroke split time of 23.91 … finished second in 100 back (50.31) … came in sixth in 100 fly (51.89) … swam with B-team in 200 free relay at Hawkeye Invitational (21.04)… tied for 21st in 50 free prelims (21.29) … won 400 medley relay with a time of 3:13.25 (49.24 split ) … helped 200 medley relay B-team to sixth-place finish (1:31.22) with 23.35 lead split … after swimming a 51.47 time in prelims, finished 18th in 100 fly (50.56) … placed ninth in 100 back (49.81) after logging 51.04 time in preliminary heat … came in 10th in 200 back (1:49.65) … against Michigan and Northwestern, swam to fifth-place finish with the 200 medley relay (1:30.56), logging a 23.24 lead split time … came in third in 100 back (49.91) … finished fifth in 100 fly (50.50) … at Wisconsin, cane in third with 200 medley relay A-team (1:31.25) … claimed fourth in 100 back (50.74) … finished sixth in both 200 back (1:52.33) and 100 fly (50.62) … came in third in 400 medley relay (3:20.73) with lead split-time of 50.71 … at Shamrock Invitational, swam second on the B-team of the 200 free relay (21.07), finishing fourth (1:24.20) … swam first in the A-team in the 400 medley relay (50.25) and 200 medley relay (23.38), earning second place in both events … earned seventh in the 100 fly (50.32) … finished third in 100 back (50.17) … came in ninth in 200 back (1:52.83) … versus Cleveland State, swam breaststroke in the 200 medley relay (23.71), winning in a time of 1:30.64 … earned second place in 100 fly (50.07) … at ACC Championships, swam lead leg with 200 medley relay (22.38), helping team finish seventh (1:26.35) and earn 46 points … earned his way into the 100 fly and 100 back finals, posting preliminary times of 47.93 in the 100 fly and 47.72 in 100 back … in 100 fly, finished 24th (50.04) … in 100 back, finished 12th (47.59) … swam lead leg with 400 medley relay team (47.48), finishing eighth (3:11.31) … placed 13th in 200 back (1:44.57) after logging a 1:44.75 time in preliminary heat … earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Swam lead leg on 200 medley relay A-team … also competed in 100 back and 100 fly … earned personal bests in every event he swam … clocked best time in 50 free (20.84) at Hawkeye Invitational, finishing ninth in the preliminary race … finished in 21.81 in 50 free at Shamrock Invitational … seventh in tri-meet with Michigan State and Virginia in 50 free (22.26) … swam lead leg in 400 free relay twice, finishing fifth (3:06.45) in tri-meet with Northwestern and Michigan, and 10th (3:13.78) against Auburn and Indiana … in 200 medley relay, team finished fifth (1:25.46) at Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship meet … previously won 200 medley relay (1:26.11) at Hawkeye Invitational meet in December …. in dual meet against former BIG EAST rival Louisville, 200 medley relay came in second (1:29.89) … clinched first place against Wisconsin in 200 medley relay (1:29.14) … touched the wall in 200 medley relay in second place (1:30.26) at Shamrock Invitational … 200 medley relay team came in third in tri-meets against Auburn and Indiana (1:30.09) and versus Northwestern and Michigan (1:30.86) … once again came in first against Michigan State and Virginia in 200 medley relay (1:30.54) … swam lead leg in 400 medley relay twice, coming in first at Hawkeye Invitational (3:11.15) and second at Shamrock Invitational (3:19.41) … individually, came in fourth in 100 back (48.07) at Hawkeye Invitational … was second in 100 back in meets against Louisville (49.99), Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech (50.01) … at ACC Championship, finished just shy of the top 12 in 100 back, clocking in at 48.05 … in 200 back, finished in 1:45.36 at conference championships … in last two home meets of the year, finished seventh in 200 back (1:50.86) at the Shamrock Invitational before finishing in first the following week against Cleveland State … was fifth in sole outing in 100 breast (1:01.19) at Cleveland State meet … was one of six Irish swimmers to earn honorable mention College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American award … earned a monogram.AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13): Had an impressive freshman campaign as a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay team that participated in the NCAA Championships … notched season-best times at the BIG EAST Championships in numerous events including the 100 fly prelims (49.38), 100 back (48.80), 200 back (1:48.18), and a 50 back relay split (22.37) … picked up a first-place finish and school record as member of the 200 medley relay (1:26.33) at the BIG EAST Championships … runner-up finish in 400 medley relay (3:19.95) at the Shamrock Invitational, and also finished second in 200 medley relay (1:30.86) … took the 200 medley relay crown three times in dual meets (Cleveland State, Louisville, and Pittsburgh) … BIG EAST Academic All-Star … earned a monogram.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Six-time Turkish National medalist … 14th-place finish in the 50m back at the 2011 European Juniors in Belgrade, Serbia … ranked 15th in the 100m back at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Lima, Peru … swam with the Camden Swiss Cottage club team, reaching third in the national rankings in 2008 … four-time letterwinner in swimming at Woodhouse College in London … member of four conference and regional championship teams … served as team captain his senior year … lettered in soccer as a freshman and sophomore … club went undefeated in both seasons … son of Debbie Ayhan … has one older sibling, Metin … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business, with a degree in Information Technology Management and a minor in Studio Art.