Kim Ga-Eul
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27)
Pohang, South Korea
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubGyeongbuk Middle School[1]

Kim Ga-Eul (Korean: 김 가을; born January 17, 1997, in Pohang) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1][2] She is a finalist in the 800 m freestyle at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Kim qualified for the women's 400 m freestyle, as South Korea's youngest swimmer (aged 15), at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 4:15.01 from the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in Ulsan.[3] She challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including three-time Olympian Kristel Köbrich of Chile. Kim finished the race in last place by nearly 25 seconds behind Singapore's Lynette Lim, posting the second-slowest time of 4:43.46. Kim failed to advance into the final, as she placed thirty-fourth overall in the preliminary heats.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kim Ga-Eul". London 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Ga-Eul". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 400 m freestyle" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

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