'Marxiang X Pan Zanler X Kim Woo-min X Hwang Sun-woo" 'Swimming Walkle'War, Paris Olympics to be watched again@Incheon Management World Cup

Oct 09, 2024

World-class swimming stars such as Leon Marchean, a four-time winner of the Paris Olympics, will gather at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Swimming Pool in Incheon from the 24th to the 26th.

On the 8th, the Korean Swimming Federation announced a list of 12 invited athletes (7 men and 5 women) to participate in the second round of the 2024 AQUA Management World Cup under the approval of the World Aquatics (AQUA).

French star Leon Marchamps, who won four gold medals in all four events, including men's 200m individual medley, 400m breaststroke, and 200m butterfly at the Paris Olympics last summer, will come to Incheon. Marxiang will compete in a total of seven events, including the 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley and 100m, 200m and 400m individual medley.

China's Fan Zan-le, the "Hwang Sun-woo's rival" and the world record holder in the men's 100m freestyle, was also named. Panzanler will compete with Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Provincial Office) in the 100m freestyle and 100m individual medley. You can also watch the reverse of China's Chinhaiyang and Australia's Kayleigh McKean, the 2023 overall winner of the Management World Cup.

Among the female invited athletes, Kate Douglas of the U.S. will compete in eight events. Zhang Yufei of China, a six-time winner of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, is also coming. He will compete in the freestyle 50m, backstroke 50m, butterfly 50m and 100m, and individual medley 100m, and Siobhan Hehe, currently a member of the AQUA Athletes' Committee and Hong Kong's first Olympic medalist in management, will also compete in the freestyle 50m, 100m, 200m and breaststroke 50m.

Kim Woo-min

National team entering the stadium

Hwang Sun-woo preparing for departure

Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, who give high-fives before departure,

Source=Korea Swimming Federation

Twenty-five of the 26 national teams selected ahead of the Paris Olympics will participate in the Korean management team. Kim Woo-min (Gangwon Provincial Office), who won the bronze medal in the 400m freestyle at the Paris Olympics, will compete in the 200m and 800m races, including the 400m freestyle in the main event, 12 years after Park Tae-hwan. Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Provincial Office) is determined to dispel the regret of no medal at the Paris Olympics by competing in the 100-200m freestyle and the 100m individual medley. In the case of the host country, athletes other than national teams are allowed to participate, so a total of 300 people, including 200 professional athletes, including Kim Young-beom (Gangwon Sports High School), who holds the Korean record for men's 100m butterfly, and 40 amateur athletes, will have the opportunity to participate in international competitions.

Chung Chang-hoon, president of the Korea Swimming Federation, said, `As the World Cup is held in Korea for the first time in 19 years after a long wait, we will do our best to ensure that all participating athletes visiting Incheon from all over the world will compete fairly and happily in Korea and have good memories," he said.

◇Men (7 people)

▶Thomas Chekhon (Italy) ▶Chadde Le Clo (South Africa) ▶Chin Haiyang (China) ▶Léon Marchang (France) ▶Nicolo Martinengi (Italy) ▶Arnaud Kaminga (The Netherlands) ▶ Pan Zanler (China)

◇Female (5 persons)

▶Kate Douglas (USA) ▶Cio Van Hei (Hong Kong) ▶Kaylee McKeown (Australia) ▶Regan Smith (USA) ▶Jang Yufei (China)

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