Bora Unalmis

Class:
Senior
Position:
Distance
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Kingwood, Texas
High School:
Kingwood

At Michigan
• CSCAA All-American (2022: 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21)
• Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2019-20)
• Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2019-20)

Senior (2021-22)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-26): Finished 16th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:24.03), 15th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.40) and 10th in the 400-yard IM (3:47.45).
• Ohio State (Jan. 28): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:38.60), 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.64) and 5th in the 200-yard IM (1:52.45).
• Wisconsin/Minnesota (Jan. 15): Finished 8th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.46) and 7th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.79)
• Minnesota Invitational (Dec. 1-4): Finished 1st in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:42.49).
• Grand Valley (Nov. 6): Finished 1st in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.82).

Junior (2020-21)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Championships (March 2-6): Finished 10th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:42.34), 10th in the 400-yard IM (3:46.69) and 12th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:19.74).
• Michigan State (Jan. 22): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:34.41) and swam the 400-yard IM (4:02.20).
• Indiana/Northwestern (Jan. 16): Finished 6th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.94), 9th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:51.86) and 10th in the 200-yard IM (1:53.58).

Sophomore (2019-20)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 25-28): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-29): Did not compete.
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Swam in the 100-yard IM (53.24) and in the 400-yard IM (3:56.80).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 3rd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:26.13), 4th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.09), and 7th in the 200-yard IM (1:55.43).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 7th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.70) and swam in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:52.68).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 21st in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:48.46), 23rd in the 400-yard IM (3:55.41), 32nd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.06) and 38th in the 100-yard Butterfly (50.77).

Freshman (2018-19)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 27-30): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 2): Finished 16th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:21.66) and 27th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.86); also qualified for the consolation final of the 400-yard IM, but was disqualified.
• Ohio State (Jan. 19): Finished 2nd in 200-yard backstroke (1:48.67) and 5th in 1,000-yard freestyle (9:20.55).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 7th in 200-yard backstroke (1:48.98)
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 12th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:46.05), 18th in the 400-yard IM (3:52.14), tied for 18th in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.54) and 19th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:25.32).
• Made collegiate debut vs. Oakland, Miami (Sept. 28).

Prep
• High School: Kingwood High School (2018)
• Finished third in the 500-yard Freestyle and sixth in the 100-yard Backstroke at 2018 Texas 6A State Championships
• Two-time District and Region 6A Swimmer of the Meet (2017, 2018)
• National AP Scholar
• Academic All-American

Club/International
• Club: Blue Tide Aquatics, Galatasaray S.K. (Istanbul, Turkey)
• Member of Turkish National Team
• Represented Turkey at 2018 European Junior Championships

Personal
• Full Name: Bora Alican Unalmis
• Birthday: Jan. 5, 2000
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering
• Major: Engineering Physics

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
200-yard Freestyle	1:36.84	12/1/2021
500-yard Freestyle	4:19.33	12/1/2021
1000-yard Freestyle	9:20.55	1/19/19
100-yard Backstroke	48.65	10/8/2021
200-yard Backstroke	1:42.34	3/6/2021
100-yard Butterfly	50.77	12/6/2019
200-yard Butterfly	1:46.05	2/15/2020
200-yard IM	1:51.96	11/17/2020
400-yard IM	3:46.69	3/4/2021