Four consecutive podiums! Hwang Sun-woo is going to the final round of the 200m freestyle semi-final at 1:44:84!

Jul 28, 2025

Four consecutive podiums! Hwang Sun-woo is going to the final round of the 200m freestyle semi-final at 14484!
Hwang Sun-woo



'Defending Champion'Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Provincial Government) lightly advanced to the final round at the 5th World Swimming Championships.

On the afternoon of the 28th (Korea time), Hwang Sun-woo was listed on the final stage of the men's 200m freestyle semi-final at the Singapore World Aquatic Championship Arena with a time of 1:44.84 and the top eight players advancing as the second overall.

Four consecutive podiums! Hwang Sun-woo is going to the final round of the 200m freestyle semi-final at 14484!
Earlier in the day, Hwang ranked fifth in Group 6 with a time of 1:46.12 and eighth overall.The current was split in the semi-final line of six lanes. He sputtered with determination from the beginning. He passed the first 50 meters in 24.15 seconds and first place. After turning the 50-100m section to 26.25 seconds, the 100-150m section to 27.26 seconds, and the first place, the last 50m was 27.06 seconds. He allowed Luke Hobson (1:44.80 of the U.S.) to come from behind in the final 50m section, but recorded a call time of 1:44.84. He took the second place in the group and the second place overall in the touchpad. As the record of the semi-final group 2 fell relatively, David Popovich, a rival of Hwang Sun-woo and a gold medalist at the Paris Olympics, reached the final with a time of 1:45:00 and fourth place overall.




Hwang Sun-woo is the defending champion of this event. Last year, the Doha World Championships won the gold medal in this event with a time of 1:44.75. Following the silver medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the 2022 Budapest Games and the bronze at the 2023 Fukuoka Games, he collected all three consecutive medals, gold, silver and bronze medals for the first time ever. Hwang Sun-woo, who aimed for this tournament "4 consecutive podium", played a role in the final round.

The Korean record for the men's 200m freestyle is 1:44:40 set by Hwang Sun-woo at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. The 200m freestyle final, in which Hwang Sun-woo's fourth consecutive podium will be decided, will take place at 8:02 p.m. on the 29th.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.