The chairman's own reward of 10 million won, great motivation, swimming, golden generation Kim Woo-min X Ji Yoo-chan, next year's game!
Sep 01, 2025
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The Korean Swimming Federation awarded medalists and record-setters at the '2025 World Swimming Championships in Singapore' award ceremony held at the Olympic Parktel in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The reward was raised by Chung Chang-hoon, chairman of the Korea Swimming Federation, at his own expense. Kim Woo-min (3:42.60 free-style 400m bronze medal) and Ji Yoo-chan (21.66 seconds, first run) were given a reward of 10 million won each, and 1 million won was given to Cho Hyun-joo (1:58:10) and Lee Ju-ho (1:55:70 backstroke). Chairman Chung joked that `After the medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, we have to sell our houses every year.'We are so grateful that our players are performing well in every tournament. Competition with China and Japan is expected to be fiercer at next year's Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games. You have to prepare that much better. The federation will invest more than twice as much as before. Australia's Director of Warfare has already been explored by the Director, Secretary-General."
In an interview after the award ceremony, Kim Woo-min and Ji Yoo-chan said in unison, `I would like to thank my colleagues, coaches, and the federation for their support.' Kim Woo-min said, `When preparing for a game, rewards are a great motivation. be swimming happily," he said with a big smile.
Kim Woo-min said of the second consecutive medal "I was twice as happy because I was afraid of swimming for a long time after basic military training earlier this year, but I felt like I finished the race well and my worries disappeared." Ji Yoo-chan, who wrote the history of going to the final for the first time in history with the Asian record in the freestyle 50m swim-off, said, `Even now, whenever I watch the video, it is thrilling.' `It was difficult because the swim-off took place within an hour after the semifinal, but I just thought that I had to win and go to the final because it was the same conditions.'
The goal of the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games, which is a year away, was clear. Kim Woo-min won three gold medals at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games and Ji Yoo-chan won gold in the 50m freestyle. Kim Woo-min "After the Hangzhou Asian Games, I have a very good feeling. I will make good use of that momentum and prepare well for everything from next year's Asian Games to the 2028 LA Olympics." "China and Japan have good players, but they don't care. My priority is to make a good record. As he won three gold medals in Hangzhou, he said, "I will try to become a multi-national king at next year's Asian Games." Ji Yu-chan came in first with a good record in Hangzhou. I want to break my Asian record again and finish it with a good result in next year's Asian Games"He aimed for his second consecutive victory. The pride of 'Golden Generation' to write history such as the freestyle men's 400m 2 consecutive podiums and the freestyle men's 50m 1st run-off was solid. Kim Woo-min said, `I'm proud of myself for continuing to show good results. I'm grateful that it was something I couldn't do alone. I have a desire to continue this career." Ji Yoo-chan "I'm proud to show you something. In particular, it is meaningful to leave something like this because there are no Korean players who have played in my event (shortest distance). I want to keep more records in the future." When asked about the plan to use the 10 million won reward, Kim Woo-min said, "(I) want to buy food for Ho-jun, a member of Gye-young." He is a player who strives and motivates more than anyone else, but he was disappointed that the results did not come out as much as he tried in this tournament. I'll cheer up while eating together." Ji Yoo-chan says, "I will treat our part (Lee) Joo Ho-hyung, (Baek) Incheol, (Cho) Sung-jae, and (Yoon) Ji-hwan who worked hard together."," he said with a smile. Olympic Parktel = Reporter Jeon Young-ji
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
