<Anchor>
Hwang Seon-woo, a leading swimmer in Korea, won the world championship ticket by setting a world record this year in the 100m freestyle.
He was overwhelming even after being diagnosed with Corona last month.
Correspondent Kim Hyung-yeol.
<Reporter>
Hwang Seon-woo had no rival on the domestic stage.
He took the lead with a starting gunshot and continued to widen the gap, hitting the touchpad in 48.42.
Although he fell short of his personal best, he lightly surpassed the World Championship A standard record, and if you look at this season alone, he is ranked number one faster than the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist De Wrestle.
[Hwang Seon-woo / National Swimming Team: I am so happy that I got a place at the World Championships and now I want to work harder and show good results at the World Championships.]
Hwang Seon-woo, who grew bigger and stronger than last year, was diagnosed with Corona last month and took a break from training for nearly ten days. He recovered quickly and was off to a good start.
After improving his condition through training in Australia next month, Seon-woo Hwang vowed to write a new history at the World Championships in June and the Asian Games in September.
[Hwang Seon-woo/Sooyoung National Team: I wonder if the national anthem will be played at the Asian Games.
We would be grateful if you would continue to support us in the future.]
Following the 100m butterfly, Seoyoung Kim also won the World Championships in the 200m individual medley event, which is the main event.
The first Korean player to advance to the finals of the World Championships 3 times in a row and challenge to win the Asian Games for the second time in a row.
(Video coverage: Lee Byung-joo, video editing: Nam Il, CG: Uhm So-min)