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Hwang Sun-woo
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003 (age 20)
Suwon, South Korea
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Korea
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 200 m freestyle
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 4 x 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 4 × 100 m medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m freestyle
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationHwang Seon-u
McCune–ReischauerHwang Sŏnu

Hwang Sun-woo (Korean: 황선우; born May 21, 2003) is a South Korean swimmer.[2]

Career

On May 14, 2021, he established the new Korean national record of 48.04 in the 100m freestyle and then followed up with a new World Junior Record in the men's 200m freestyle.[citation needed]

In July 2021, he represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He was the flagbearer for South Korea together with Kim Yeon-koung.[3] He competed in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 4 × 200m freestyle relay events. In the 50m freestyle heats event, he did not advance to compete in the semifinal.[4] In the remaining freestyle heats events, he completed at rank 1 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the semifinal.[5][6] In the freestyle semifinal events, he completed at rank 4 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the final.[7][8] In the freestyle final events, he completed at rank 5 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m.[9][10] In the freestyle relay event, the team did not advance to compete in the final.[11]

At the 2022 World Championships, Hwang won silver medal in the Men's 200-metre freestyle. In the final, on June 20, he finished 1:44.47

In December 2022, he won gold in the Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2022 short course FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) with a time of 1:39.72, beating the previous Championship record that was set by Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys in 2018, as well as setting a new Asian record.[12][13]

Personal best times

Long course (50 metre pool)

Event Time Meet Date Note (s)
50 m freestyle 22.39 Korean National Trials 2021 16 May 2021
100 m freestyle 47.56 2020 Tokyo Olympics 28 July 2021 AS, NR
200 m freestyle 1:44.40 2022 Asian Games 27 September 2023
4x100m freestyle relay 3:12.96 2022 Asian Games 28 September 2023
4x200m freestyle relay 7:01.73 2022 Asian Games 25 September 2023 AS, GR, NR
4x100m medley relay 3:32.05 2022 Asian Games 26 September 2023 NR
Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay 3:29.35 2022 World Aquatics Championships 24 June 2022
Mixed 4x100 medley relay 3:46.78 2022 Asian Games 27 September 2023 NR

Short course (25 metre pool)

Event Time Meet Date Note (s)
50m freestyle 21.72 2021 World Aquatics Championships (25m) 19 December 2021 NR
100m freestyle 46.34 2021 World Aquatics Championships (25m) 21 December 2021 NR
200m freestyle 1:39.72 2022 World Aquatics Championships (25m) 18 December 2022 AS, CR
100m individual medley 52.13 2021 World Aquatics Championships (25m) 18 December 2021 NR
4x50m freestyle medley 1.28:56 2021 World Aquatics Championships (25m) 19 December 2021 NR
4x200m freestyle relay 6:49.67 2022 World Aquatics Championships (25m) 16 December 2022 NR

Key: AS = Asian Record ; NR = National Record ; GR = Asian Games Record ; CR = Championship Record

Honours

Other

References

  1. ^ Kim Bae-jung (October 30, 2020). "Hwang Sun-woo wins five titles in Gimcheon national competition". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Republic of Korea teenage sensation Hwang Sun-woo storms into record books". Olympics.com. November 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Yoo Jee-ho (July 7, 2021). "Volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung, teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named S. Korean flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 30, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 25, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 29, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Jin-hyuk, Sung (December 19, 2022). "Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo Breaks Asian Record in Short-Course 200-m Freestyle". english.chosun.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  13. ^ Overend, Riley (December 18, 2022). "After Breaking Finger in Prelims, Hwang Sunwoo Overcomes Pain to Defend 200 FR Title". SwimSwam. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  14. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (December 12, 2022). "Lee Jung-jae of 'Squid Game' fame to receive Korea Image Stepping Stone Award". Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

World short-course champions in men's 200 m freestyle
Asian Games champions in men's 200 m freestyle
Asian Games Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay
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