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
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.
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.
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.
Korea dominated the pool in Hangzhou, China with a record-breaking night, winning two gold, two silver and one bronze at the Asian Games on Thursday.
Korean swimmers added four more medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday, raising this year’s Asiad swimming medal count to two-digits.
In a stunning finish capping a historic night, Korea smashed Japan’s 14-year-old Asian swimming record in the men’s 4x200 meter freestyle relay to win the nation’s first-ever gold in the race on Monday at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Korea claimed two medals in the pool as aquatic events began on Sunday, taking bronze in both the men's 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke.
Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo is eligible to participate in the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games in September, as an alleged hit-and-run accident he was involved in on Sunday does not disqualify him from competing for the national team.
The upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games will mark a big leap forward for Korean swimming, Hwang Sun-woo predicted Monday on his return from the World Aquatics Championships in Japan.
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