Hwang Seon-woo (19 years old, Gangwon Provincial Office), who won the silver medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships, was lucky to advance to the semifinals in the 100m freestyle.
On the afternoon of the 21st (Korean time) at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Seon-woo Hwang, who was frustrated at the men's 100m freestyle qualifier, tied for 17th and competed in the semi-finals of 16 people, competed in the semi-final. Abandoned and tied for 17th, Australia's Insertee also decided not to play in the semi-finals and were lucky enough to get a ticket to the semi-finals.
The exact reason why Dressel, the 100m freestyle gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, won't make it to the semifinals is still unknown.
Hwang Seon-woo, who was resting at the dormitory after finishing the 100m freestyle qualifier, heard the news of advancing to the semi-finals and hurriedly went to the stadium to warm up two hours before the match time.
Seon-Woo Hwang, who was assigned to the 8th lane of the semi-finals, will participate in the semi-finals starting at 1:26 a.m. today and aim to advance to the finals again after the 200m.
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