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Seo-Yeong
KIM |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Republic of Korea
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Gender | Women |
Born | 17 Mar 1994
in Suwon, KOR |
Height | 1.63 m |
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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) |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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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 |
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Overall |
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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 |
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