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Oct 23, 2021 · South Korean swimmer Hwang Sunwoo swam a 1:41.17 SCM 200 free to win the event at the Doha stop of the FINA World Cup circuit. Hwang defeated world junior record holder Matt Sates to take the gold.
- 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...
Jul 26, 2021 · Hwang, 18, set a new national record in Sunday's heats with 1:44.62 and led everyone in heats. Hwang is the first South Korean swimmer since Park Tae-hwan in 2012 to reach an Olympic final.
Dec 19, 2022 · Hwang swam the first 200 meters for Korea with a time of 1:40.99, a new Asian record at the time before he shaved off 1.27 seconds on Sunday. The four Korean swimmers, Hwang, Kim Woo-min, Lee Ho-joon and Yang Jae-hoon finished with a time of 6:49.67, 5.55 seconds behind the gold medalist United States, who set a world record on Friday with a ...
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 ...
Dec 28, 2022 · Hwang Sunwoo was born in Suwon, South Korea, on May 21, 2003. He is 19 years old. He represents South Korea in international swimming competitions. Sunwoo caught the swimming world's attention ...
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by Matthew De George - Senior Writer. 16 May 2021, 08:42pm. Hwang Sun-Woo lowered his World Junior record in the men’s 200 freestyle Saturday at the Korean Swimming Trials. Hwang clocked in at 1 ...
