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Mar 16, 2023 · In Video. Practice + Pancakes ... Korean world champion Hwang Sunwoo finished up his 35-day-long training stint in Australia and is ... Either way this is the most exciting the 200 free has been ...
Dec 28, 2022 · Having been named the Asian Male Swimmer of the year 2022 by Swimswam would be a huge motivation and appreciation for Hwang Sunwoo, who has a long career ahead of him.
Feb 20, 2024 · 20-year-old Hwang Sunwoo of Korea made history for his nation by becoming the first-ever swimmer to earn a medal at three consecutive World Championships. Competing in Doha last week, Hwang topped ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Seven swimmers have been in the 1:44 territory this year, including David Popovici of Romania, who edged out Hwang for the 2022 world title, and Matthew Richards of Britain, the 2023 world champion.
- 2021 Korean National Trials
- 2020 Olympic Games
- 2021 Short Course World Championships
- 2022 World Championships
- 2022 Short Course World Championships
At his countries Olympic Trials, Hwang qualified for his first Olympics at age 18 in the 50, 100, and 200 free. In the 100 free, he clocked a 48.04, re-breaking his own national record. Similarly in the 200, he broke his own world junior record once again, clocking a 1:44.96.
In Tokyo, Hwang started things off in the 200 free, where he blasted another personal best in the prelims, stopping the clock at 1:44.62 to re-break the world junior record for the third timein under a year. Sunwoo swam a gutsy swim in the final, taking it out in 49 and flipping first at the 150, but wasn’t able to hold on and ultimately finished i...
In his first international meet following the Olympic Games, Hwang won his first piece of international hardware. In the 200 freestyle, he swam a perfect race to touch first by just .03 in a time of 1:41.60. He also competed in the 100 free, finishing 6th in the final and breaking South Korean records in both semi-final (46.46) and final (46.34).
In Budapest, Hwang started in the 200 free, where he moved through prelims and semis before dropping a PB in the final. He clocked a 1:44.47 to not only go his best time but earn silver behind fellow teenage star David Popovici.
In Melbourne, after missing the final of the 100 free, Hwang barely made it into the final of the 200 free, getting 8th in prelims just .1 ahead of 9th place. It was later revealed that Hwang had broken his finger on the finish of that prelims race. However, out of lane 8 that same night, Hwang not only defended his short course title in the 200 fr...
Dec 29, 2020 · Sunwoo is 5ft 10ins (1.77m) tall, weighs 140lbs (64kgs), and has a lean body. His shoe size is 9. His natural hair color is black, but he’s dyed his hair in different colors such as auburn, blond, brown, and orange during promotional activities. He has dark brown eyes.
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Feb 13, 2024 · The Republic of Korea swimmer surged late on to take his first career world title in a long-course pool ahead of Danas Rapsys and Luke Hobson. Hwang Sun-woo is now a world champion in both short-course and long-course swimming after winning the men's 200m freestyle world title at the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday (13 February).
