16-year-old Seoul High School student Moon Soo-ah did it 女The 200m breaststroke is the first in the history of the World Junior Championships! Thanks to all the teachers
Aug 25, 2025
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Moon Soo-ah was the first to hit the touchpad with a time of 2:24.77 in the women's 200m breaststroke final at the 2025 World Junior Swimming Championships in Autopeni, Romania, on the 25th (Korea time). He was less than 0.9 seconds behind the Korean record of 2:23.87 set when he won the 105th National Sports Festival High School last year, but it was enough to win the junior world.
Moon Soo-ah's race was overwhelming, finishing first among 50 participants with a time of 2:26.39 in the preliminary round. From the first 50m to the last, he made history of winning his first gold medal with a perfect race that never gave up the lead. He dominated the first 100 meters in 1:09.73. Lena Ludwig of Germany came in second with a time of 2:26.56, and K.D. Stout of the U.S. came in third with a time of 2:26.84. One head beat all the bigger European and American players.
Following the women's 100-meter breaststroke bronze medal, the women's 200-meter breaststroke gold and multi-medal are also the first records. Through the Korean Swimming Federation, Moon Soo-ah said, `I was confident that I reached the final with the fastest record in the preliminary round,' adding, `But I thought I should never let my guard down, focus on my own game, and do my best, and I'm glad that I ended up at the top of the podium.' "I am also grateful to Seoul Sports High School teachers Kim Hyun-joon and Park Yoo-hwan, and Kang Yong-hwan and Joo Tae-joon for instilling confidence in the field. Thanks to all the teachers, I was able to get good results," he said, giving credit to the coaches.
Meanwhile, the Korean team, funded by the Korea Sports Council, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, ranked 10th out of 123 countries overall and the best ever with three medals, including Moon Soo-ah's 200-meter women's breaststroke gold, a 100-meter women's breaststroke bronze, and Kim Seung-won's 50-meter women's backstroke silver.In particular, compared to the golden generation of men led by Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min, and Kim Young-beom, the achievements made by young teenage athletes in women's management, which seemed to have slowed down somewhat after Kim Seo-young, are truly welcome for the future of Korean swimming. The team will return home via Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 26th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
