Kim Seo-yeong (swimmer) explained
Kim Seo-yeong (Korean: 김서영; born March 17, 1994, in Suwon) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events.[1] [2] Kim broke a South Korean record of 2:13.65 to take the bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong.[3]
Kim qualified for the women's 400 m individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 4:46.56 from the Dong-A Swimming Championships in Ulsan.[4] She topped the second heat by nearly two seconds ahead of seven other swimmers, including former bronze medalists Sara Nordenstam of Norway and four-time Olympian Georgina Bardach of Argentina, breaking her personal best of 4:43.99. Kim's overwhelming triumph was not enough to advance her into the final, as she placed seventeenth overall in the preliminary heats.[5] She plans on competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[6]
In July 2021, she represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 200 metre individual medley and 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay events.[7] [8] In the freestyle event, she advanced to semifinal however missed out to compete in the final.[9] [10] In the freestyle relay event, the team did not advance to compete in the final.[11]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Kim Seo-Yeong. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. April 3, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130517075119/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kim-seoyeong-1099683/. May 17, 2013.
- Kim Seo-Yeong. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234414/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-seo-yeong-1.html. dead. April 17, 2020. April 3, 2013.
- News: East Asian Games: Meet Record Bonanza On Second Day . . December 7, 2009 . April 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527231122/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22909.asp . May 27, 2013 .
- News: Qualifying Athletes – Women's 400 m individual medley. FINA. February 9, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121116070756/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/qual_lists/women_400IM.pdf. November 16, 2012.
- Web site: Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2. London 2012. April 3, 2013. December 5, 2012. https://archive.today/20121205045751/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-400m-individual-medley/phase=sww054900/index.html. live.
- Web site: The Olympic ambitions of Kim Seo-yeong. Korea JoongAng Daily. 30 July 2018 . December 10, 2018. December 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181210012038/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3051260. live.
- Web site: Women's 200m Individual Medley Start List – Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. July 28, 2021. July 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729031249/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C51A1_SWMW200MIM------------HEAT--------.pdf. live.
- Web site: Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Start List – Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. July 28, 2021. July 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728083443/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C51B1_SWMW4X200MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf. live.
- Web site: Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. July 29, 2021. July 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726111155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW200MIM------------HEAT--------.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. July 29, 2021. July 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727032216/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW200MIM------------SFNL--------.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Women's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. July 29, 2021. July 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728114812/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74B_SWMW4X200MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf. dead.
