Hwang Sun-woo finished fifth in the men's 100-meter freestyle medal race on Thursday, the first Korean ever to reach the final of the event.
Olympic swimmer Hwang Sun-woo set a new Korean record in the men's 100-meter freestyle on Tuesday, beating his own record set two months ago.
Korea's Hwang Sun-woo missed the podium in the men's 200-meter freestyle on Tuesday, falling back to seventh over the final 50 meters after leading the pack for three lengths.
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