Korea Swimming Team ‘Media Day’ A record-high 22 participants, including 15 managers, Kim Woo-min “We will break our personal best record” Hwang Sun-woo “Look forward to experience and expertise” Kim Su-ji and others also dream of medals in diving
The Korean national swimming team is pledging to do well at the Paris Olympics at a media day event held at the Jincheon Athletes' Village in North Chungcheong Province on the 18th. Korea will compete in this Olympics with a record-high 22 athletes, including 15 in management, 5 in diving, and 2 in artistic swimming, attempting to win the most medals in history.
There was no anxiety for the ‘golden generation’ of Korean swimming. The Korean national swimming team held a media day event at the Jincheon Athletes' Village in North Chungcheong Province on the 18th and expressed their determination to "stand on the podium at the Paris Olympics." Korean swimming will send a record-high 22 athletes to the Paris Olympics, including 15 management athletes, 5 diving athletes, and 2 artistic swimming athletes.
Lee Jeong-hoon, general manager of the national swimming team, said, “I can feel that swimming is receiving a lot of attention ahead of the Paris Olympics. Although we cannot guarantee the color of the medal, we will definitely see a Korean swimmer standing on the Olympic podium. “We will also see several people standing on the podium,” he said.
All four medals that Korean swimming has won at the Olympics so far have been around the neck of ‘Marine Boy’ Park Tae-hwan. At the 2008 Beijing Games, Park Tae-hwan won a gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle and a silver medal in the 200m freestyle. Then, at the 2012 London Games, he returned with silver medals in both events. If Korean swimming wins three or more medals in Paris, it will be the best performance ever in Olympic participation.
Among the Korean swimming team, Kim Woo-min (23) will be the first to hunt for a medal in the men's 400m freestyle. Kim Woo-min said, “I recently broke my personal best record (3 minutes 42.42 seconds) (in the Mare Nostrum Series), which boosted my confidence. “My goal is to beat my personal best again in Paris,” he said. “If I get off to a good start, other athletes will also gain confidence.”
For the men's 400m freestyle, preliminary rounds will be held on the morning of the 27th (local time), the day after the opening of the competition, and finals will be held in the afternoon. Kim Woo-min has the potential to become the first medalist not only in swimming but also for the entire Korean team.
Hwang Sun-woo (21), who won the men's 200m freestyle gold medal at the Doha World Aquatics Championships in February and is challenging for the same medal at the Paris Olympics, said, “I had a disappointing race at the Tokyo Olympics due to my lack of experience. As I have gained a lot of experience over the past three years, I will show my experience and expertise in Paris. “I will show you that a Korean athlete stands on the podium for the first time in 12 years,” he pledged. 파워볼사이트
The men's 800m relay teamed by Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo is also considered a medal candidate. The 800m relay is an event in which four swimmers swim 200m each, and the team that finishes first takes the gold medal. Although only four players are required, Korea formed the national team for this event with a total of six players, including two reserve players. Coach Lee said, “With (Hwang) Sunwoo’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics as an opportunity, we are nurturing the 800m relay team and the pace of all athletes is matching Sunwoo’s level. So the team atmosphere is really good. “The players first said, ‘All six of us should go together,’ so we increased the number of participants,” he said with a laugh. If two additional players enter the relay, Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo will have stamina left for the individual competition. In addition to management, Korean diving men and women's leading men and women, Woo Ha-ram (26) and Kim Su-ji (26), also dream of medals at the Paris Olympics. Woo Ha-ram said, “Diving receives less attention than management, but a medal is still the goal. He expressed confidence, saying, “I will be able to do it.” Lee Ri-young (24) and Heo Yun-seo (19), the first Korean artistic swimming athletes to qualify for the Olympics in 12 years, also announced their goal of entering the top 10. 성인웹툰
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