Ugur Taner
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Uğur Taner was born on June 20, 1974 in Istanbul
, Turkey
(to Erol and Gulcin Taner) and moved to the United States
one year later. He attended high school at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington
, where he excelled in swimming. The summer after his senior year, he swam for Turkey in the 1992 Summer Olympics
. He swam for University of California, Berkeley
and was on the US national team from 1993 to 2000, winning nine national individual titles as well as 1994 world champion in the 4x100m freestyle relay
.
In 2000, Taner married another internationally-recognized swimmer, Liesl Kolbisen, and began to work at her family’s swim school, La Petite Baleen. A son, Brooks, was born in 2001; daughter Channing followed in 2003; and son Vaughn in 2006.
Since January 2006, Taner has been playing guitar with the Matt Nightingale Band.
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
(to Erol and Gulcin Taner) and moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
one year later. He attended high school at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
, where he excelled in swimming. The summer after his senior year, he swam for Turkey in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
. He swam for University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and was on the US national team from 1993 to 2000, winning nine national individual titles as well as 1994 world champion in the 4x100m freestyle relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
.
In 2000, Taner married another internationally-recognized swimmer, Liesl Kolbisen, and began to work at her family’s swim school, La Petite Baleen. A son, Brooks, was born in 2001; daughter Channing followed in 2003; and son Vaughn in 2006.
Since January 2006, Taner has been playing guitar with the Matt Nightingale Band.