2024 Korea Olympic Trials
On the third day of the 2024 Korean Olympic qualification trials, another national record has been broken.
23-year-old competing in women's 800m free race Han Da Kyung He finished on the podium with a time of 8 minutes 38.23 seconds. This was more than 10 seconds faster than any other athlete, and Han's time surpassed the Korean standard record of 8:39.06 set in 2019.
Although Han put in a strong performance, she fell short of the 8:26.71 time needed to qualify for the World Aquatics Olympics in Paris.
Kim Soyoung She won the women's 200m IM this evening with a time of 2:13.24. Although she did not qualify for the Olympic QT, she won the bronze medal. She had already set a season-best time of 2:10.36 at last year's Asian Games.
As a reminder, the top two finishers at these trials will qualify for Paris if they meet or beat the World Swimming Olympic qualifying times. However, the Korean Swimming Federation (KSF) High Performance Committee has announced that even if the winner here finishes with a slower time than the OQT, it will already be valid within the period (March 1, 2023 to June 23, 2024). It was decided that if an athlete has achieved a certain amount of time, he or she will be suspended. / She still qualifies for the Olympics.
This means that Kim will be competing in the Olympics for the fourth time, making him the first Korean to achieve the feat.
Kim So Yeon's Olympic results
- London 2012 – 17th in women’s 400m IM
- Rio 2016 – Women’s 200m IM 12th place
- Tokyo 2020 – 12th place in women’s 200m IM, 14th place in women’s 4x200m free relay
world champion Hwang Sun Woo I went into the water again tonight and competed in the men's 100m free race.
The 20-year-old Huang easily won the gold medal with a time of 48.28 seconds, clearing the Olympic QT of 48.34 seconds. He has already clocked a speed of 48.04 seconds this season, claiming this record en route to becoming the bronze medalist at last year's Asian Games.
Fan holds a lifetime best score of 47.56 points in this event since 2021.
Lee Yuyoung Tonight, she won the silver medal with a score of 48.98, setting a new personal best. His previous PB was 49.34 seconds set in November last year, so his performance marked the first time he broke the 49-second barrier.
Lee Ho Jun He finished on the podium in the men's 100m free with a time of 49.11 seconds.
Other notes
- Kim Junu He won the gold medal in the men's 800m free with a time of 7 minutes 55.23 seconds. He was the only one of the group to touch with a time under 8:00.
- Women's 100m free saw Heo Young Kyung He aimed for the top spot with a time of 55.38 seconds. As a result, she reached the wall more than two seconds faster than her competitors.
Korean Olympic qualifying, third day of qualifying ends
- Kim Woo-min – Men’s 1500m free, 14:58.03
- Lee Joo Ho – Men’s 200m back, 1:56.52
- Lee Eun-ji – Women’s 200m back, 2:09.88
- Choi Dong-yeol – Men’s 100m chest, 59.28 seconds *From the Asian Games
- Kim Min-seop – Men’s 200m fly, 1:54.95
- Kim Soyoung – Women’s 200m IM, 2:10.36 *From Asian Games
- Hwang Sun Woo – Men’s 100m free, 48.28 seconds
