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Hwang Seon-woo, a leading swimmer in Korea, advanced to the final with a Korean tie record in the 100m short course world championship.
Correspondent Kim Hyung-yeol.
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woo showed off his unique spurting ability in the 100m semifinal.
The first 50 m was 7th, but as it progressed, the speed increased and the last 50 m recorded the fastest 24 sec 0, with 46 sec 46, placing 3rd in the group and 5th overall.
He tied his Korean record two months ago and raised expectations for the medal.
The 18-year-old swimming genius has set a phenomenal record this year.
After setting new Korean and world junior records one after another since the national championship, at the Tokyo Olympics, he achieved the feat of reaching the 100m final for the first time as an Asian athlete in 65 years.
Only on the 50m long course this year, he set 1 Asian record, 2 junior world records, and 7 new Korean records.
The 25m short course, which was challenged to refine the turn motion, was also unstoppable.
After winning a gold medal in the 200m at the world championships in which she participated for the first time, a short time later, she promised a spectacular finale in the 100m final.
[Hwang Seon-woo / National Suyeong National Team: (100m final) As this is the last game, I want to pour out all of my hard work and achieve the 'beauty of endangerment'. thank you.]
Hwang Seon-woo, who appeared like a comet and wrote a new history, heralds a brighter 2022.
(Video editing: Lee Jung-taek, CG: Kang Yu-ra, Jo Su-in)