Career
He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics without advancing to the final. With his age of 14, he was the youngest ever Turkish athlete to take part at the Olympics. Born at Gölcük in Kocaeli Province, he began swimming at the age of six in Konya, where his family moved after the 1999 İzmit earthquake.
Two years later, Yıldırımer returned to Kocaeli to join the cadets team
In 2003, Yıldırımer set a national record in 100 m freestyle of his age category at the Turkish Swimming Championships that was his first competition at national level He accepted a scholarship offer from Tim Bauer, The Woodlands Swim Team"s head coach.
In 2009, he went to the United States as a foreign exchange student, and continued his high school education there. He graduated 2012 from the John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas.
In 2011, he repeated the same success at the European Junior Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
He was invited to participate in the 1500 m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.