'Kim Woo-min and Kim Won-hyung run-off, cooler picture' 黃 Sun-woo is confident in the 200m freestyle
Jul 28, 2024
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Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Provincial Office) responded to the mixed zone interview with a bright smile after lightly confirming his semifinal performance with a time of 1:46.13 and fourth place overall in the men's 200m freestyle preliminary round at the Paris Olympics on the 28th (Korea time).
Hwang Sun-woo split the current in the last preliminary round of Group 4, Lane 5, where strong players such as David Popovich and Luke Hobson gathered. There was no Hwang Sun-woo, who oversaw the Korean record of 1:44 in Tokyo three years ago. He swam comfortably while looking at Popovich, adjusting his pace, and lightly listed himself in the semifinal with a record of 16 players in the early 1:46 range. Kim Woo-min, who won the bronze medal in the 400m freestyle on the previous day, was even more happy as he succeeded in a semi-final with a time of 1:46.64 and 12th place overall.
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"Four players in Group 4 of the preliminary round had a record of 43-44 seconds, so it was burdensome, but they finished well with an early record of 46 seconds."." "It is true that the preliminary round was a little more spacious as 16 out of 28 players went up to the semifinals. In the semi-final, only eight players went to the final, and all eight were players within 44 seconds, so it was expected that it would be a very tight race." Hwang Sun-woo said he joined Kim Woo-min's 400-meter freestyle bronze medal the previous day and saw his roommate Kim Woo-min's medal in person. "Wo Min gave me a good start yesterday, so I and the team will get the energy."
On reaching the semi-final with Kim Woo-min, Hwang Sun-woo said, `It's a great honor for a Korean player to be in the semi-final together for the first time, and I think if we go to the final together this afternoon, a great picture will come out," he said, expressing anticipation.
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