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'The Future of Korean Women's Swimming' Kim Seung-won (15, Yong In Goo-jung) won a silver medal in the women's 50m backstroke at the World Junior Swimming Championships.
Kim Seung-won hit the touchpad in the 50-meter backstroke final of the World Junior Swimming Championships held in Bucharest Autopeni, Romania on the 24th (Korea time) with a time of 28 seconds and the second of the eight finalists.
Kim Seung-won shot 27.77 seconds in the semifinal the previous day, reaching the final stage with a new competition record and No. 1 among 16 players. In March, he broke the junior world championship record with a call record of 0.06 seconds behind his own Korean record (27.71) set during the selection match for the Singapore World Championship.
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| Sweeper Kim Seung-won, a middle school girl who is surprised after her first 50m backstroke last year. Photo = Yonhap News |
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Kim split the current in lane 4 of the final round. He had a fierce super-contest with Australian 17-year-old prospect Ansley Trotter in lane 3 and European junior champion Bliss Kinsman (18, England) in lane 5. Trotter ranked first with his best record of 27.88, Kim Seung-won ranked second with 28:00, and only Kins ranked third with 28:04. Kim Seung-won finally made his first podium on the world stage.
15-year-old Kim Seung-won is the future of Korean women's swimming. Former president of the entire elementary school and good at studying and exercising 'alpha girl' Kim Seung-won is growing stormily by gaining experience on big stages such as the World Championship. In March last year, when he was a freshman in middle school, he rewrote the Korean record for the first time in eight years, beating his seniors in the 50m backstroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and in May of the same year, he broke the 28-second barrier with 27.84 seconds at the National Youth Sports Festival (four gold medals), before hitting another 27.71 seconds at this year's Singapore World Championships in 10 months. As the youngest member of the women's national team, she made a semi-final stage in her main events such as the 50m backstroke (27.95 seconds) and the 100m backstroke (1 minute 00:54 seconds) at the Singapore World Championships last month.
Kim Seung-won, who proved his potential on the first world championship stage, won his first silver medal following the new competition record at the Junior World Championship, Europe aged 17-18 and Australia 's Sister'. The gold medal could have been possible had the semi-final of 27.77 seconds been recorded in the final. It will be possible if we continue to gain experience in race management, physical strength, and international competition in the future.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
