Hwang Sun -woo, 4th in 200m freestyle world championship… 0.18 seconds of the medal four times in a row
“I will stand at the podium for four consecutive times with the Korean record,” he said. However, it was more valuable than the medal to find stability and achieve the best season for the season.
Hwang Sun -woo (22, Gangwon Provincial Office) was ranked fourth in the 2025 World Swimming Federation World Championship Men’s Freedom 200m Finals held in Kalang, Singapore, on the 29th. It was confidently maintained with the water to 100m in the beginning, but it was slightly lost from 100m. Soon after, he was ranked fourth in the 18 -year -old new Murasa Tatsuya. It was hard until the end, but 0.18 seconds were regrettable. The world championship freestyle 200m 4 consecutive medals also crossed the water.
David Popovic (Romania), a 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist, won the gold medal (1:43 seconds 53) and the Paris Olympic Bronze Medalist Luke Hopson (USA) won the silver medal (1 minute 43 seconds).
Hwang Sun -woo was proud of the competition ahead of the competition. Following the 2022 Budapest Tournament (silver medal), 2023 Fukuoka competition (bronze medal), and last year’s Doha Tournament (gold medal), he challenged the fourth consecutive medal (freestyle 200m) of the world championship. In the semi -finals, he scored the best season (1 minute 44 seconds 84 · 2) to raise expectations, but this time it was not time.
It was in vain since the Paris Olympics. He failed to adjust the pace in the semi -finals and failed to advance to the finals. I read “It’s okay,” but I couldn’t be fine with the moment I waited for four years. In the meantime, juniors and colleagues such as Kim Woo -min hit up. In this tournament, I tried to match my pace, not the next player, and in the semi -finals, I felt so stable that I felt funny.
After missing the medal in the final, he expressed his ambitions about the remaining game. He said, “It’s not an anticipated record because it’s not an anticipated record, but it’s not bad because it’s not an anticipated record, but it’s not bad.
Forty -four consecutive medals were not on their neck, but the game still continues. He challenges 100m freestyle on the 30th. On August 1, he will compete with Kim Woo -min, Lee Ho -jun and Kim Young -bum at Gyeyoung 800m.
By Nam Ji -eun, reporter myviollet@hani.co.kr
