Hwang Sun-woo, 3rd place in semifinals... Korea's first 100m freestyle world championship finalist

Korea's first medal challenger in the 100m freestyle in the finals held on the morning of the 16th.

Hwang Sun-woo (20, Gangwon Provincial Office), the first Korean to become the 200m freestyle champion at the World Aquatics Championships, will also attempt to win Korea's first medal in the 100m freestyle.

Sunwoo Hwang touched the pad in 47.93 seconds in the men's 100m freestyle semifinals at the 2024 International Aquatics Federation World Championships held at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar on the 15th (Korean time), finishing in 3rd place out of 16 and advancing to the finals (top 8). did. https://www.oncasino.site

Sunwoo Hwang, who competed in Group 1 of the semifinals, took second place after Alessandro Miresi (25, Italy) with 47.88 seconds.

In Group 2, the only athlete with a better record than Hwang Sun-woo was Fan Zhanle (19, China), the world record holder (46.80 seconds).

Van Zanler ranked first overall in the semifinals with a time of 47.73 seconds.

Swimming media outlet Swimswam predicted that the first to third places in the men's 100m freestyle at the Doha World Championships would be Pan Zhanle, Miresh, and Hwang Sun-woo, in that order.

The 1st to 3rd places in the semifinals match this expected ranking.

The 100m freestyle finals will be held at 1:21 a.m. on the 16th.

After the game, Hwang Sun-woo said through his agency All That Sports, "I am proud to have come in third place in the 100m freestyle finals, which was rarely seen. This is my first time competing in the 100m freestyle finals at the World Championships.

I will do my best to race under the given circumstances."

Hwang Seon-woo, who even overcame the 'physical strength problem' pointed out as a weakness, said, "I managed my physical strength well in this competition.

“The high-intensity training during the training camp in Australia was helpful,” he said. “I am grateful to Coach Dong-Hyeon Jeon and other coaches who are always with me during the training camp.”

The moment Hwang Sun-woo confirmed his advancement to the finals, he set Korea's first record in the men's 100m freestyle at the World Championships.

Tae-hwan Park, the 'original marine boy' who brought Korea's first medal in swimming at the Olympics and World Championships, also failed to make it to the final stage in the 100m freestyle.

Tae-hwan Park advanced to the semifinals in 14th place in the men's 100m freestyle preliminaries at the 2011 Shanghai World Championships, and also placed 14th in the semifinals. https://anotepad.com/notes/24x4qhek

Until Hwang Sun-woo appeared, it was the best performance ever for Korean men in the 100m freestyle.

Park Tae-hwan's main event was the 400m freestyle, and he also set a shining milestone in the 200m.

Tae-Hwan Park won one Olympic gold medal (Beijing, 2008), one silver medal (London, 2012), and two World Championship gold medals (Melbourne, 2007, Shanghai, 2011) in the 400m freestyle.

In the 200m, he has won two Olympic silver medals (Beijing, 2008, London, 2012) and one World Championship bronze medal (Melbourne, 2007).

Sunwoo Hwang has established himself as a world-class athlete in the 200m freestyle.

He placed second in Budapest in 2022, third in Fukuoka in 2023, and then struck gold in Doha this year, collecting gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 200m freestyle world championships.

He is still a ‘challenger’ in the 100m freestyle.

However, in Korea, the all-time record for the 100m freestyle is already being set.

The first time Hwang Sun-woo made his name known on the world stage was in the 100m freestyle at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

At the time, Hwang Sun-woo set a new Asian record and a world junior record at the time of 47.56 seconds in the semifinals of the 100m freestyle, becoming the first Korean athlete and the first Asian athlete to reach the final in this event at the Olympics 65 years after Atsushi Tani (Japan) at the 1956 Melbourne Games. climbed to

He placed 5th in the finals of the Tokyo Olympics.

This is my first time competing in the finals at the World Championships.

In Budapest in 2022, Sunwoo Hwang tied for 17th place in the preliminary round of this event and was unable to participate in the semifinals.

However, Caleb Dressel (USA) withdrew two hours before the semifinals, so he hastily entered the semifinals and finished the race in 11th place.

Last year in Fukuoka, he placed 9th in the semifinals and missed out on a ticket to the finals by one place.

It was also the first time that he advanced to the semifinals of the 100m freestyle world championships two times in a row.

Sunwoo Hwang succeeded in advancing to the finals in Doha this year.

Re-entry in the 47th Invitational is also significant.

Hwang Sun-woo set the '47 seconds record' two years and seven months after the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021 (semifinals 47.56 seconds, finals 47.82 seconds).

When he won the bronze medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last fall, Hwang Sun-woo's record was 48.04 seconds.

The 100m freestyle is a high hurdle not only for Korea but also for Asian athletes. https://www.foodntours.com/blog/638476

There is only one athlete who has won a medal in the men's 100m freestyle at the World Championships, Ning Zetao (China), who won the 2015 Kazan Games.

In this competition, three people, including Fan Zhanle, Hwang Sun-woo, and Wang Hao-yu (18, China), who finished 6th overall and reached the finals, are aiming to win medals.

If Hwang Sun-woo, who won a gold, silver, and bronze medal each in the 200m freestyle, adds a medal in the 100m freestyle, he will surpass Park Tae-hwan and Kim Su-ji (3 medals) to become the Korean athlete with the most medals at the World Aquatics Championships.

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Pub: 22 Feb 2024 02:32 UTC
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