'Hwang Sun-woo, 16th overall in the 100m freestyle,'Jaw-hanging'Jaw-hanging~'Jaw-Head-off!
Jul 30, 2024
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Hwang Sun-woo split the current in the second lane of Group 8 of the 100m freestyle preliminary round at the Paris Olympics held at La Defense Arena in Paris on the 30th (Korea time). He advanced to the semifinals where the top 16 players compete by taking a touchpad with a time of 48.41 seconds and 16th place overall.
He suffered an ordeal of failing to adjust his pace in the 200m freestyle in the main event, but he was listed in the semifinals with a strong reverse performance in the pool that returned in two days.
SBS commentator Park Tae-hwan, who gave a commentary on the scene, said, "(He has to come within 48 seconds2 in the 100m preliminaries. The semi-final must enter the mid-47s. Hwang Sun-woo said, "If we get the rock that he did at the Tokyo Olympics, we can go up enough." "You must never exceed third place in the group qualifying round. When I was in the preliminary and semi-finals, I thought a lot that I should show my best record in the preliminaries`` he gave advice from experience. Hwang Sun-woo, who entered the Olympics with a time of 47.91 seconds this season, turned his first 50m into 23.03 seconds and 4th place, and then entered the second 50-100m with a time of 25.38 seconds, 48.41 seconds and 6th place in the group.
In the last preliminary round of 9-10, strong players such as David Popovich and Van Zanler competed.
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In the 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics, Kliment Kolesnikov of the Russian Olympic Committee won the gold medal with a time of 47.11 seconds, Caleb Dressel of the United States won the silver medal with a time of 47.23 seconds, and Aleksandro Miresi of Italy won the bronze medal with a time of 47.52 seconds.
Hwang Sun-woo's 100m freestyle record and Korean record is 47.56 seconds, which was set in the semi-final of the Tokyo Olympics (4th place). Hwang finished fifth overall in the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 47.82 seconds.
SBS commentator Park Tae-hwan said, "'Legends' The 100-meter preliminaries must be within 48.2 seconds. The semi-final must enter the mid-47s. Hwang Sun-woo said, "If we get a record at the Tokyo Olympics, we can go up enough." "You must never exceed third place in the group qualifying round. When I was in the preliminary and semi-finals, I thought a lot that I should show my best record in the preliminaries`` he gave advice from experience.
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