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Ahead of the World Aquatics Championships, which opens this weekend, Hwang Seon-woo cast a confident ballot, and Hwang Seon-woo is challenging for a medal for the first time in 11 years since Park Tae-hwan.
Correspondent Kim Hyung-yeol.
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the last domestic training he had ahead of his departure, Hwang Seon-woo controlled his condition by gently slicing the current.
He recently visited Australia for field training, which has doubled his skills as well as his confidence.
[Hwang Seon-woo / National Management Team: I think I have improved a lot since I went to Australia, so I think that I will be able to get good results in all events (at the World Championships).]
A tremendous record of 1:44.62 in the 200m qualifier at the Tokyo Olympics last year Hwang Seon-woo, who finished first in the overall race, but showed a lack of backing in the final due to having too much energy in the preliminary round, raised his race management ability by using the failure as a fertilizer.
Following the rising trend of gold medals at the short course world championships in December last year, he vowed to stand on the podium for the first time in 11 years since Park Tae-hwan.
[Hwang Seon-woo / National Management Team: (In Tokyo) There was a lot of disappointment because it seemed like a part like overface came out, but because of that experience, it seems that I got the result of winning (short course world championship), and I also got a good record and result at this world championship I think I can show you.]
Korean swimmers challenge new history in Budapest, with Kim Seo-young, the leader of individual medley, aiming to advance to the final of three consecutive competitions for the first time in history, and diving Woo Haram aiming for her first medal.
[Woo Haram/National Diving Team: (Goal) “Unconditionally win a medal” is the only thing,]
[Kim Seo-young/National Diving Team: If you give me a lot of interest and support, I think I will be able to do better and do my best.]