Candidate of the national management team, including Moon Soo-ah, the ace in the individual medley, will participate in the 2025 Japan Open (50m)
Nov 27, 2025
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The Korea Swimming Federation (Chairman Chung Chang-hoon) announced on the 27th that eight candidates for the 2025 national management team will participate in the 2025 Japan Open (50m), a competition approved by the International Swimming Federation, from the 28th to the 30th. Prior to this, the players left for Tokyo, Japan, on the 25th for the second overseas training.
After participating in the 2025 World Junior Swimming Championships in Romania in August with the approval of the Korean Sports Council, national team candidates will conduct their second overseas training through the Japan Open. A total of eight players will participate in this competition, with four top men and women selected as No. 1 in the AQUA point ranking in each event under the guidance of former coaches Kang Yong-hwan, Joo Jin-woo and Kim Myung-hwan of the management future national team.
As male representatives, Won Joon (Bangsan High School 2), Lee Hyuk (Seoul Sports High School 2), Han Joo-young (Juvenile Support Center outside Jungnang-gu School) and Noh Min-gyu (Gyeonggi High School 3) were selected as representatives of freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and individual medley, respectively. As at the time of the dispatch to Romania, Park Jung-won (Seoul Sports High School 3), Lee Won (Gyeonggi Weight 3), Song Jae-yoon (Seoul Sports High School 3), and Moon Soo-ah (Seoul Sports High School 2) of breaststroke and individual medley will participate.
Ahead of the competition, head coach Kang Yong-hwan said, `Experiencing the Asian Games stadium next year will be an opportunity to gain great confidence and motivation,' adding, `We will finally check the player's condition by completing the 2025 season with this second overseas training, design and prepare for the upcoming winter training and 2026 season.'
Moon Soo-ah, who became the first Korean to win a gold medal at the World Junior Swimming Championships, expressed her determination, saying, `I am happy and honored to have received many awards since the first overseas training in Romania in August, and to be selected as a scholarship student by various organizations.' `As this is the last competition of the year, I will do my best without any regrets.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
