<Anchor> In the
100m freestyle, Hwang Seon-woo advanced to the final by setting new Asian and world junior records. The 100m freestyle, called the flower of swimming, is an event with a high world wall just like track and field sprinting.
By Kim Hyung-yeol.
<Reporter>
Hwang
Seon-
woo was assigned lane 3 right next to the world's strongest dressel in the semifinals.
Amid the world's attention,
[NBC's U.S. broadcaster: (along with Dressel) another player to watch is 18-year-old South Korean Hwang Seon-woo, who continued to play impressively.]
Hwang Seon-woo jumped the fastest and passed the first 50m in 6th .
But in the last 50 meters, he made a phenomenal spurt that was faster than the world record.
Breathing to the right, looking at the dress, accelerating, catching up one by one to finish third, 0.33 seconds behind the lead.
At 47.56 seconds, she broke the Korean record set yesterday (27th) by 0.41 seconds in 14 hours, and also set new Asian and world junior records.
[Hwang Seon-woo/Sooyoung National Team: It was really an honor just to run next to (Dressle), but it feels so good to have good records. I think it was the most helpful to come to see (Watch Dressel) at the end.]
Hwang Seon-woo, who finished 4th overall, advanced to the 100m freestyle final for the first time as a Korean and Asian athlete in 65 years.
When Dressel, who won 13 gold medals at the World Championships, praised it,
[Caleb Dressel/USA: Hwang Seon-woo is really fast, so I am looking forward to it. I am talented enough to be faster than I was when I was 18.]
Hwang Seon-woo was surprised and determined.
[Hwang Seon-woo/Sooyoung National Team: (Can you feel the compliment of the dress?) Hard work… I have to work really hard until the final tomorrow.] In the
100m freestyle, which is called the flower of swimming, an Asian athlete has not won a medal in 69 years.
Hwang Seon-woo now challenges the history of Asian swimming beyond Korea.
(Video coverage: Ha Ryung, Video editing: Lee Jung-taek)
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