Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min fail to reach 200-meter freestyle final

Korean swimmers Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min failed to reach the final in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday, falling just short in a tight semifinal at Paris La Defense Arena in Paris.

2024-07-29

Korea seeks new dawn for swimming at Paris Olympics

Korea has never excelled in swimming on the international stage, but Hwang, Kim and a few other standouts could add their names to the history books alongside Park Tae-hwan, who remains Korea’s lone Olympic swimming medalist.

2024-07-20

Budding Olympians dream big ahead of Paris Games

Kang Kyung-min embraces the pressure of being part of the sole Korean handball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Other athletes, including swimmer Hwang Sun-woo and weightlifter Park Hye-jeong, seek to end medal droughts in their respective sports.

2024-06-30

'I really want to win': Kim Woo-min sets eyes on 400-meter freestyle at Paris Olympics

"I think bringing good results in the beginning will allow fellow swimmers to produce good results later as well,” the 22-year-old said during a press conference Tuesday. "Which is why I really want to win the 400-meter freestyle race.”

2024-06-18

Kim Woo-min to represent Korea in four events at Paris Olympics

Swimmer Kim Woo-min will represent Korea in the men’s 400-meter freestyle, 200-meter freestyle, 1500-meter freestyle and 4x200-meter freestyle events in Paris after earning a berth in all four events at the national squad selection contest

2024-03-28

Hwang Sun-woo wins first world title in Doha as Korea sees banner year

Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo took gold in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Tuesday, becoming the third Korean ever to top the podium in any discipline at the tournament.

2024-02-14

Hwang Sun-woo wins 200-meter freestyle world title

Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo took gold in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championship in Qatar on Tuesday, winning his first world title and becoming the third Korean ever to top the podium at the world championships.

2024-02-14

Gold medalists Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min to represent Korea in Qatar

Two Hangzhou Asian Games swimming gold medalists Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min secured lanes in the 200-meter freestyle race at the 2024 World Aquatic Championships, taking first and second in the event at the national selection contest Monday.

2023-11-28