Baek In-cheol Advances to World Swimming 50m Butterfly Finals... “I’m Proud Because it’s the First in Korea”

Hunt for medals and a new Korean record in the finals held early in the morning on the 13th.

Korean butterfly star Baek In-cheol (23, Busan Jung-gu Office) became the first Korean athlete to reach the final stage of the men's 50m butterfly at the World Championships. 먹튀검증가이드

Baek In-cheol hit the touchpad in 23.24 seconds in the men's 50m butterfly semifinals at the 2024 International Aquatics Federation World Championships held at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, on the 12th (Korean time).

Although it was a little short of his best time of 23.15 seconds set at the National Sports Festival in October last year, he placed 8th overall among the 16 people who participated in the semifinals and secured a ticket to the finals.

She also won gold in this event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou last September, reaching the finish line faster than her daughter's then-record time of 23.29 seconds.

Korean swimming got off to the best start in this competition, with Kim Woo-min (22, Gangwon Provincial Office) winning the gold medal in the 400m freestyle.

In addition, Baek In-cheol also achieved meaningful results, foreshadowing a bright future for Korean swimming, which has entered its prime.

Baek In-cheol will attempt to break his own Korean record and win a medal in the finals held at 1:46 a.m. on the 13th, Korean time.

Baek In-cheol said through his agency All That Sports, “I am proud to be the first Korean to reach the finals of this event.

I didn't set a new personal record in this race, but I advanced to the finals in 8th place, so I'll try again.

“I will work hard to achieve good results by competing with prominent players in the finals,” he said.

Kim Seo-young (29, Gyeongbuk Provincial Office), the ‘eldest sister’ of the Korean management team, unfortunately missed out on a ticket to the finals in the women’s 200m individual medley, her main event.

Kim Seo-young finished the event in the semifinals with a time of 2 minutes 12.72 seconds, placing 10th out of 16 competitors.

It was 0.49 seconds behind the record of 2 minutes 12.23 seconds by 8th place athlete Ashley McMillan (Canada), which was the 'passing line' for the finals.

Kim Seo-young, who represents Korean women's swimming, is an athlete who reached the finals of three consecutive world championships in this event, including the 2017 Budapest Games, the 2019 Gwangju Games, and the 2022 Budapest Games.

She prepared for this competition with great effort after missing her finals at the Fukuoka competition last year, but unfortunately she had to close her individual event schedule.

Park Jeong-won (16, Seongsim Girls' High School) placed 13th out of 16 athletes in the women's 100m butterfly semifinals with a time of 58.75 seconds, but did not qualify for the finals, where only 8 athletes advanced.

However, she was the youngest athlete to compete in the semi-finals, and she managed to beat her personal record of 59.32 seconds set in the preliminaries, revealing her future prospects.

The highest score ever by a Korean athlete in this event is Ahn Se-hyun, who took 5th place (57.07 seconds, Korean record) in the finals of the 2017 Budapest Games.

Choi Dong-yeol (24, Gangwon Provincial Office), who participated in the semifinals of the men's 100m breaststroke, finished in 11th place out of 16 athletes with a time of 59.74 seconds and did not advance to the finals.

Choi Dong-yeol, the Korean record holder in the 50m breaststroke (26.93) and 100m (59.28), will once again attempt to advance to the semifinals in the 50m breaststroke held on the afternoon of the 13th.