'Descendants of the Golden Generation' Ko Seung-woo (18, Seoul Ogeum 3) has won three gold medals at the 3rd Bahrain Asian Youth Games in 2025.
Ko Seung-woo was the first to hit the touchpad with a time of 1:50:08 in the men's 200m freestyle final at Manama Khalifa Sports City Swimming Pool in Bahrain on the 30th (Korea time). He beat China's He Yu Xu Guang (1:50:19) by 0.11 seconds to win his third gold medal of the competition. He cut his previous competition record (1:50:81) by 0.73 seconds, winning three gold medals following the men's 400-meter freestyle and men's 400-meter relay.
Ko Seung-woo, who had previously ranked first in the 200m freestyle at the Busan National Sports Festival, set a personal best of 1:48.96, showed off his skills on the international stage. After finishing first in the 400m freestyle with a time of 3:53.26, he won the gold medal with an overwhelming race that was more than five seconds apart from the second place. Ko Seung-woo, a candidate for the national management team, is a descendant of Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min, and Kim Young-beom. He is a young athlete born in 2007, and like Park Tae-hwan and Kim Woo-min, he can compete in all events from 200m to 1,500m. As he has already shot 1 minute 48 seconds in the 200m freestyle, if he continues his current growth until the LA Olympics three years later, he can fully expect to join the relay members along with competition in good faith with 'Ace brothers'.
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| 자유형 200m 금 |
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| 지유형 400m 금 |
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| 남자계영 400m 금 |
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Ko Seung-woo said, "I was very nervous because it was my first international competition in my life"It was my first time running in a row since the National Sports Festival to the international competition, so I felt a lot of pressure, but I'm happy for my good performance, and I'm grateful to the coaches who helped me a lot." expressed his feelings. "With this experience, I will become an athlete who learns more and tries harder." added determination.
CRS coach Park Sung-won (former national team coach) of Ko Seung-woo said, "Seung-woo is 200m freestyle.400m, 800m.As an athlete who can compete in all 1,500m events, he also ranked first in the 200m freestyle and second in the 1,500m freestyle in the Busan Athletic Championship. Water well, use your body well, and be flexible. He has excellent physical strength and grit. As he is a young player, his potential for growth is endless."
Meanwhile, Hyun-jun (Gyeonggi High School 2) ranked third with a time of 1:04:12 in the 100m breaststroke. On the 29th, Hyun-jun, who contributed to winning the bronze medal by taking the breaststroke section in the men's 400m medley relay, added a bronze medal in the individual event. Hyun-jun said "I'm lucky to participate in this competition, and I'm happy to win medals in both team and individual events." The South Korean swimming team had won a total of seven medals, including three gold medals, one silver and three bronze medals, by the third day of the competition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
