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[Weekender] Finding balance on fast and furious water

Aug 9, 2019

Indoor wave facilities allow surfers to catch the wave all year round
[Weekender] Flying above the water

Aug 9, 2019

Flyboarding, latest extreme water sport, hits Han River
[Newsmaker] Olympic short track champion Lim Hyo-jun banned for 1 year for sexually harassing male teammate

Aug 9, 2019

Olympic short track speed skating champion Lim Hyo-jun has been suspended for one year for sexually harassing a male teammate. The Korea Skating Union reached the decision Thursday evening, saying L...
[Gwangju 2019] FINA calls athletes' podium protests 'unfortunate'

Jul 28, 2019

The international swimming governing body on Sunday said athletes' podium protests against a fellow swimmer facing doping allegations at the world championships were "unfortunate." Cornel Marculescu...
[Gwangju 2019] Chief organizer says Gwangju Worlds have been a success

Jul 28, 2019

The top organizer of the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea said Sunday that the 17-day aquatics competition have been successful in terms of performances and financial efficiency. "After ...
[Gwangju Swimming] 2 Americans break world records in swimming

Jul 26, 2019

Two American swimmers broke world records at the world championships on Friday. First was Caeleb Dressel winning the men's 100m butterfly semis at the FINA World Championships in 49.50. Dressel topp...
[Gwangju Swimming] US pulls off three-peat in women's water polo

Jul 26, 2019

GWANGJU -- The United States captured its third straight world title in women's water polo on Friday, defeating Spain 11-6 to cap off an undefeated run to the top. The US became the first team in FI...
[Gwangju Swimming] Water polo stars hope sport will grow after 1st world championships victory

Jul 23, 2019

Sometimes, all it takes is one moment to spark wider interest in a sport. And South Korean men's water polo players are hoping that theirs came Tuesday with their first world championships victory. ...
Kim Seo-yeong not dwelling on disappointing result

Jul 23, 2019

During her training for the women's 200m individual medley at the world championships, South Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong was so confident that she felt she could break her own national record. And ...
Swimmers 'don't trust' Sun as doping row boils over

Jul 22, 2019

GWANGJU, South Korea (AFP) - World championship swimmers slammed China's Sun Yang over lurid doping allegations and said competitors were firmly behind Australia's Mack Horton, who snubbed the Olympi...
Malfunctioning equipment forces solo re-races in preliminary

Jul 22, 2019

Malfunctions with the starting equipment forced two swimmers to race alone in the heats of the men's 100m backstroke at the world championships on Monday. Simone Sabbioni of Italy and Dylan Carter o...
Tears flow as water polo players head into uncertain future

Jul 22, 2019

After losing their last game of the world championships on Monday, South Korean women's water polo players shared teary hugs. No, they weren't consoling each other because they lost to Cuba 30-0 to ...
Former world champion Park Tae-hwan offers encouraging words to Korean swimmers

Jul 21, 2019

If any South Korean athlete knows about competing under pressure, it's Park Tae-hwan, the only swimmer from the country to have won an Olympic gold medal and a world title. With the FINA World Champ...
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 ...
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...