Emre Acar Class: Freshman Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey High School: Enka Event: Freestyle/Butterfly Birthdate: 01/19/1992

HIGH SCHOOL
Swam for Ender Kalpak at Enka High School for four seasons...Three-time capgain from 2008-10...Qualified for nationals four times (2007-10)...Holds school records in 50-meter, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle as well as 50m butter fly...Earned student-athlete of the year recognition from Enka in 2010...Swam for Anka Damiyanidis and the Enka Swim Club...Earned top five finishes in the 2010 Turkey National Winter Championship for the 200m and 50m free...Earned first in the 100m free at the '09 International Kavala Race...Participated in the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Turkey NAtional Summer Championships, winning the 200m free in the 2007 edition.

PERSONAL
Adil Emre Acar was born January 1, 1992 in Istanbul, Turkey to Esra and Bulent Ferdag Acar...Has one sibling, a sister named Asli...Asli swims for the Enka Swim Club...Majoring in industrial engineering.

ON CHOOSING PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State because of its strong engineering program and its competitive swimming team where I can both contribute to myself and to the team. One other reason is that when I was roaming University Park I realized that the staff and the students embraced the campus as their home, which is a unique quality for PSU."