Lee Joo-ho, 5th Place in 200m Backstroke… World Championships Korea’s Best Backstroke Performance Ever Joo-ho Lee (29, Seogwipo City Hall) became the first Korean backstroke athlete to compete in the finals of the World Aquatics Championships and took 5th place. Unfortunately, he did not win a medal, but he achieved Korea’s best ever backstroke performance
Ji Yu-chan, Men’s 50m Freestyle, Becomes the First Korean to Advance to the Semifinals of the World Championships Ji Yu-chan (21, Daegu Metropolitan City Hall) became the first Korean athlete to reach the semifinals of the World Championships in the men’s 50m freestyle. Yu-chan recorded a time of 21.93 seconds in the men’s 50m freestyle
Lee Ri-young and Heo Yun-seo, World Championship Artistic Swimming Duet Freedo Top 10 Duet technical also ranked 10th… Korea’s highest performance since the duet category was separated in 2007 Lee Ri-young (23, Busan Swimming Federation) and Heo Yun-seo (18, Apgujeong High School) also entered the top 10 in the women’s artistic swimming duet free at