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Seo-Yeong KIM
Sport Swimming
NOC Republic of Korea   
GenderWomen
Born17 Mar 1994 in Suwon, KOR
Height1.63 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government: Republic of Korea
General Interest
Awards and honours
She and fencer Gu Bon-Gil were named flag bearers for the Republic of Korea for the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (news1.kr, 12 Sep 2023)

She was presented with the Female Athlete of the Year Award at the 2019 Women's Sports Awards in the Republic of Korea. She also received the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee [KSOC] President Award at the 2019 K-Sponomics Forum. (sporbiz.co.kr, 27 Dec 2019; donga.com, 26 Nov 2019)

She was named 2018 Athlete of the Year at the Korean Sports Awards. (swimswam.com, 26 Feb 2019; msn.com, 25 Jan 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Kim In-Kyun [club], KOR
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age five, and took up the sport seriously in grade five of primary school in Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Korean
General Interest
Injuries
In 2021 she was affected by discomfort in her left shoulder. (olympics.com, 17 Jun 2022)

A shoulder injury forced her to withdraw from the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. She was troubled by the injury from 2011 to 2014. (hankookilbo.com, 30 Jan 2020; yeongnam.com, 08 Jul 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
Her mother sent her to a swimming class.
General Interest
Nicknames
The Little Mermaid (donga.com, 26 Nov 2019)
Hobbies
Listening to music, reading. (hankookilbo.com, 30 Jan 2020; imbc.com, 13 May 2018)
Hero / Idol
Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu. (news.chosun.com, 03 Apr 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Training Regime
She swims up to 7000 metres a day and trains six days a week.
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I don't set limits, as I want to do as much as I can." (imnews.imbc.com, 14 Mar 2019)
Other information
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree at Sungkyunkwan University in the Republic of Korea. (woorifg.com, 16 Apr 2020)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (olympics.com, 17 Jun 2022)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
12 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Individual Medley 2:11.38
14 2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 8:11.16
Semifinal 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 200m Individual Medley 2:12.15
17 2012 London, ENG 400m Individual Medley 4:43.99
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
10 2024 Doha, QAT 200m Individual Medley 2:12.72
14 2024 Doha, QAT 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 8:06.40
  2024 Doha, QAT 4 x 100m Medley Relay DSQ
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 400m Individual Medley 4:45.04
Semifinal 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 200m Individual Medley 2:12.91
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
15 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 8:05.40
Heats 2022 Budapest, HUN 100m Butterfly  DNS
6 2022 Budapest, HUN 200m Individual Medley 2:11.30
Heats 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 8:13.00
Heats 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay  DSQ
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 400m Individual Medley 4:40.55
6 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Individual Medley 2:10.12
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 2:13.26
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 400m Individual Medley 4:39.80
6 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Individual Medley 2:10.40 
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 100m Butterfly 57.07
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 200m Individual Medley 2:07.74
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 200m Butterfly 2:09.41
8 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 200m Individual Medley 2:09.94
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 100m Freestyle 54.83
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay  
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:40.40
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2019 Doha, QAT 200m Butterfly 2:10.21
3 2019 Doha, QAT 400m Individual Medley 4:40.23
2 2019 Doha, QAT 200m Individual Medley 2:11.44
20 2017   Overall  
4 2017 Beijing, CHN 100m Butterfly 57.83
3 2017 Beijing, CHN 200m Individual Medley 2:07.96
6 2017 Beijing, CHN 100m Individual Medley 59.52
3 2017 Singapore, SGP 200m Individual Medley 2:06.12
2 2017 Singapore, SGP 400m Individual Medley 4:28.11
4 2017 Tokyo, JPN 400m Individual Medley 4:31.38
2 2011 Moscow, RUS 400m Individual Medley 4:37.66
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 200m Individual Medley 2:10.36
4 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 100m Butterfly 58.18
3 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 8:00.11
2 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 4:00.13
3 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:46.78
2 2018 Jakarta, INA 400m Individual Medley 4:37.43
1 2018 Jakarta, INA 200m Individual Medley 2:08.34
4 2014 Incheon, KOR 400m Individual Medley 4:42.92
5 2014 Incheon, KOR 200m Individual Medley 2:14.08