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S. Korea hammered by Hungary in women's water polo debut
Jul 14, 2019
Host South Korea was destroyed by Hungary 64-0 in its FINA World Championships debut in women's water polo Sunday, taking a beating of historic proportions before stunned home fans. South Korea was thoroughly overmatched in every aspect of the game imaginable, as the merciless Hungary poured in 34 goals in the first half and 30 more in the latter half in Group B action at Nambu University Water ...
S. Korean diver Kim Su-ji wins historic bronze
Jul 13, 2019
South Korean diver Kim Su-ji captured a historic bronze in the women's 1m springboard at the FINA World Championships on Saturday, becoming the first South Korean diver to win a medal at the biennial competition. Kim's bronze at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, was also the host nation's first medal of this year's championships. She scored 257...
[Exclusive] Open-water swimmers embrace new challenge, aim for Tokyo Olympics
Jul 13, 2019
Korea’s first-ever national open-water swim team hopes to popularize the discipline in the country
[Herald Interview] Diver Woo Ha-ram eyes 1st medal after strong performance in preliminaries
Jul 13, 2019
No diver in South Korean history has ever managed to notch a medal in an Olympic or world championship event, but hopes are high for 21-year-old Woo Ha-ram, who finished third in the preliminary men’s 1-meter springboard competition Friday. “I'm glad that I got a better result than I expected. I generally tried to play it safe and prevent mistakes, which is why I think I did well. This is the fi...
S. Korean duo reaches final in synchronized diving
Jul 13, 2019
The South Korean diving tandem of Kim Yeong-nam and Woo Ha-ram advanced to the final in the men's synchronized 3m springboard at the FINA World Championships on Saturday. Kim and Woo scored a combined 376.47 points to rank fifth after six attempts at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, well inside the cutoff line of the top 12 for the final. Xie...
Bruised nose and all, S. Korean swimmer finishes open water race
Jul 13, 2019
In the early stages of the men's 5km open water swimming race at the FINA World Championships on Saturday, South Korean Baek Seung-ho took an errant elbow from another contestant to the nose. It stung him so much that Baek had trouble breathing. He briefly thought about pulling out but then Baek remembered who he was racing for. "I didn't want to embarrass myself while representing my country,"...
Hungarian swimmer takes 1st gold medal of competition
Jul 13, 2019
Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary won the men’s 5km open water swimming title for the first gold medal of the 18th FINA World Championships on Saturday. Rasovszky claimed his first career world title in a time of 53:22.10 at Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in Yeosu, a city about 100 kilometers to the south of the main host city Gwangju. Logan Fontaine of France got the silver in 53:33.20, and Eric Hedlin of C...
S. Korean women’s water polo team to debut
Jul 13, 2019
The fledgling South Korean women’s water polo team will make its FINA World Championships debut on Sunday against two-time champion Hungary. After earning its spot as the host nation, South Korea hastily gathered former swimmers in late May and molded them into neophyte water polo players. In the preliminary round, they will face three of the top five teams from the 2017 world championships, wit...
Gwangju kicks off 17 days of swimming festivities at World Championships
Jul 12, 2019
Kwangju Women’s University Universiade Gymnasium opened three hours before the official opening ceremony began at 8:20 p.m., with the anticipation for the FINA World Championships riding high in the sunny skies above Gwangju. The 18th World Aquatics Championships, the first to be held in South Korea, officially commenced with an opening ceremony on Friday. The event will feature 2,639 swimmers f...
FINA makes a splash in Gwangju, despite low turnout
Jul 12, 2019
GWANGJU -- The 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships kicked off Friday, bringing athletes and tourists to Gwangju from all over the world, but the venues were far from packed and a number of people expressed disappointment over the number of empty seats. Advance ticket sales were high enough to satisfy the organizers, despite initial concerns that swimming isn’t a popular spectator sport in Sou...
S. Korean Woo Ha-ram advances to final in men's 1m springboard diving
Jul 12, 2019
South Korean diver Woo Ha-ram advanced to the final in the men's 1m springboard at the 2019 FINA World Championships on Friday, raising hopes for the host country's first medal in the event. Woo finished third among 44 divers with 396.10 points after six attempts in the preliminary at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center to qualify for the final, open to the top 12 divers in the preliminar...
[Weekender] What to watch out for at FINA World Championships
Jul 12, 2019
The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships kick off a 17-day run in the southwestern city of Gwangju, Friday, a biennial meet of the world’s swimming and diving stars. Taking place at five different venues in Gwangju and nearby Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, through July 28, this year’s event is the largest ever, with 2,639 athletes from 194 countries participating. Here are some of the interesti...
[Weekender] Expect faster swims at Yeosu open-water races
Jul 12, 2019
It is quite a spectacle to watch dozens of athletes jump into the ocean at once and swim to the horizon. The open-water events are slated to start Saturday and continue until next Friday at the Yeosu Expo Ocean Park Open Water Swimming Competition Venue in the coastal city. By Choi Ji-won (jwc@heraldcorp.com)
[Weekender] Old apartments reborn as athletes’ village
Jul 12, 2019
Once a run-down housing complex, the athletes’ village in Gwangju’s western district of Gwangsan is now a vivacious mini globe, bustling with thousands of athletes, staff and media members during the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Rebuilt by Gwangju-based constructor Jungheung, the complex comprises 25 apartment buildings with 15 to 25 floors and a host of facilities for its diverse populati...
[Weekender] Global stars poised to make a splash in Gwangju
Jul 12, 2019
The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships bring together the world’s top talent in swimming, diving and other water sports for the 17-day sporting event. Over 2,600 athletes from 194 countries will compete for 76 gold medals in six disciplines -- swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and water polo. Here are some of the international athletes to watch out for. ...
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