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Aug 02, 2024

Kim Seo-young

'The Immortal Little Mermaid' Kim Seo-young (30, Gyeongbuk Provincial Government) wrapped up the last four Olympics.

Kim Seo-young shot a touchpad with a time of 2:12.42 and seventh in the final five of the women's 200m individual medley preliminary round at the Paris Olympics held at La Defense Arena in Paris, France on the 2nd (Korea time). He missed the semi-final by one stroke, ranking 17th out of 34 players in total.

Kim Seo-young training in La Defense

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Korean record gold medal at the Jakarta Palembang Asian Games

Kim Seo-young is the oldest and best athlete in the history of Korean women's swimming. In the individual medley of 'All-round Athletes' event', which requires her to be good at butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle, she has established herself as a world-class athlete representing South Korea for the past decade or so. She finished sixth in the world in the women's 200m individual medley at the 2017, 2019 and 2022 World Championships, and won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Jakarta, with a Korean record of 2:08:34. At the Hangzhou Asian Games with golden generation juniors, he showed the power of 'Veteran Senior' with one silver and three bronze medals. On the Olympic stage, she also showed her presence with four consecutive appearances. In London in 2012, the first Olympics, he ranked 17th (4:43.99) in the 400m individual medley, in Rio in 2016, he advanced to the semifinals for the first time in the 200m individual medley, ranked 12th (2:12.15), and in Tokyo in 2021, he ranked 12th (2:11.38) overall with two consecutive semifinals. At the last Paris Olympics, Kim Seo-young showed the most exemplary way of becoming an Olympian by serving as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the South Korean national team. He attempted to advance to the final for the first time in the 200m individual medley event, the only event he participated in this year's event, but narrowly missed the semifinal line to finish his fourth Olympic journey.

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics was held in Paris, France, on the 27th (Korea Standard Time). Jockeys Woo Sang-hyuk (right) and Kim Seo-young pass under the PONT AU CHANGE by boat to attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics held in the Seine River area of Paris, France on the 26th (local time). Paris (France) = Photo Co-Chop Foundation/2024.7.27/

Kim Seo-young trained at La Defense Arena in Paris, France on the 26th (Korea Standard Time). Kim Seo-young is ready to go into the water. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.26/

Source=Korea Swimming Federation

Kim Seo-young, who met with Yonhap News at the mixed zone after the preliminary match, said, `In the process of preparing for the Olympics, I trained well, recorded well during practice and was in good condition, so I was looking forward to it. I thought it was worth trying for the first time in a long time, but I'm very disappointed." "I really wanted to play the afternoon game (semi-final, final). "I was greedy, and looking at the previous group's record, I thought there was a possibility, but I still have a regret." "I thought swimming was fun for the first time in a long time. So I thought 'What if I want to swim longer if I do well this time?' But after the result is like this, I wonder if I should say goodbye again, and I have mixed feelings."

Meanwhile, South Korea's swimming team, which brought its first Olympic medal in 12 years with Kim Woo-min winning a bronze medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle, will wrap up its schedule in Paris on the 3rd with the men's 400-meter medley relay preliminary round.

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