Originally a Professional Swimmer and Finswimmer, I am now a Assistant Professor in Sport & Exercise Nutrition at Northumbria University. My research is focusing on the effect of nutritional interventions and dietary supplements on muscle function, human performance, recovery and health. I am also International Olympic Committee Certified and registered Sport Nutritionist (SENr) and work with a number of elite and Olympic athletes and professional sport teams.Beside my academic and practitioner experience, I have extensive background in professional and international sport. I have been a national athlete (swimming and under water sports) for 11 years and competed finals in both European (4 times) and World (5 times) championships. In 2015, I won a silver medal in the Finswimming category at the 1st Mediterranean Beach Games (equivalent to the Commonwealth Games). I am still 3 National record holder and have had totally 23 national records. Additionally, I have worked as a head coach of the Turkish Junior National Team at the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation in both 2014 European, and the World Junior Championships in 2015.