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Hwang Seon-woo, the hope of Korean swimming, is in the midst of training in Australia under the guidance of world-famous Ian Pope.

In an interview with SBS, director Pope gave an exclamation to Hwang Seon-woo.



Correspondent Kim Hyung-yeol.



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Director Ian Pope said that he had been coaching Hwang Seon-woo for about a week now, but was surprised by his tremendous potential.



[Ian Pope/Melbourne Swimming Club, former Australian national team coach: Hwang Seon-woo just flows through the water.

It's undoubtedly a natural talent.]



He's been concentrating on his start and turn moves to increase his cover distance, which he praised for his amazing ability to learn.



[Ian Pope/Melbourne Swimming Club, former coach of the Australian national team: I am concentrating on the dolphin kick during the turn during field training, but Hwang Sun-woo has already improved to some extent.]



Hwang Seon-woo's so-called roping, which was pointed out as unsuitable for sprinters by turning his arms out of the way As for the stroke, he said that it is not a problem in the main event of the 200m, and evaluated his potential higher than the Olympic gold medalists Grant Hackett and Michael Klim.



[Ian Pope/Melbourne Swimming Club, former Australian national team manager: With every arm you turn, you go more distance than the best players.

It has much greater potential than Hackett and Klim.]



He predicted even a gold medal at the World Championships in June.



[Ian Pope/Melbourne Swimming Club, former coach of the Australian national team: This world championship medal is certain.

If we prepare perfectly, no one will be able to defeat Hwang Seon-woo, and we will win a gold medal.]



Pope said that if Hwang Seon-woo, who was born with talent, develops his strength and supplements only the details, the history of world swimming will change, and the bright future of a 19-year-old genius was sure of



[Ian Pope/Melbourne Swimming Club, former Australian national team manager: I believe that Hwang Seon-woo will break the world record and become the best player in history.]



(Video coverage: Park Seung-won, Video editing: Kim Jong-tae, CG: Um So-min)