Back Su-yeon explained

Back Su-Yeon
Strokes:Breaststroke
Club:Kang-won-do Cheong
Birth Date:1 July 1991
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Weight:610NaN0
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Back Su-Yeon (also Baek Su-Yeon, Korean: 백 수연; born July 1, 1991, in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] [2] She edged out her teammate Jung Seul-Ki to take a bronze medal by 0.31 of a second in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with a time of 1:10.22.[3] Back is also a member of Kang-won-do Cheong swimming club in Seoul.[1] Previously in 2006, Back had won bronze in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2006 Asian Games.[4]

Back qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing the FINA A-standard entry time of 2:26.61 at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[5] [6] Back shared the seventh fastest qualifying time of 2:25.76 with China's Ji Liping in the morning's preliminary heats to secure a spot for the semifinals.[7] [8] In the evening session, Back missed out the final; the top eight fastest swimmers in the semifinals qualified and she was the ninth fastest swimmer; 0.21 of a second behind the eighth-fastest qualifier, lowering her Olympic time to 2:24.67.[9] In the same year, she won two silver medals, in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke at the Asian Championships.

She competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify from the heats.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Back Su-Yeon. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 April 2013. 1 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501054416/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/back-suyeon-1099575/. dead.
  2. Back Su-Yeon. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114132102/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/baek-su-yeon-1.html. dead. 14 January 2020. 19 March 2021.
  3. News: Marsteller . Jason . Japan Blazes to Asian Record Time in Men's 400 Free Relay at Asian Games . . 5 December 2006 . 3 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130623155816/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/12907.asp . 23 June 2013 .
  4. Web site: Suyeon BACK Medals FINA Official. 2021-03-19. FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. en.
  5. News: Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m breaststroke . . 2 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116062409/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/qual_lists/women_200breast.pdf . 16 November 2012 .
  6. Web site: 2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai, China) – Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals. PDF. Omega Timing. 2 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 9 February 2013. 9 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121209112954/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/phase=sww032900/index.html. dead.
  8. News: 2012 London Olympics: Rebecca Soni Surges to Olympic Textile Best in 200 Breast; Micah Lawrence Fourth . . 1 August 2012 . 3 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128025226/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31512.asp . 28 January 2013 .
  9. Web site: Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 1. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 9 February 2013. 4 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404114909/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/phase=sww032200/index.html. dead.

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