“It is not correct to say that we have surpassed Park Tae-hwan.
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Hwang Seon-woo (19, Gangwon Provincial Office), who won a medal in the management event of the long course (50m) World Championship for the first time in 11 years as a Korean swimmer, was compared to Park Tae-hwan (33).
At a press conference held at CGV Cheongdam Cinecity, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 29th, Hwang Seon-woo shared his thoughts on the 2022 International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships and his aspirations for the future.
Hwang Seon-woo returned to Korea on the 27th after playing the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships management game held in Budapest, Hungary from the 18th to the 25th local time.
At the 2019 Gwangju Games, Hwang Seon-woo, who only participated in the men’s 800m relay, a team event, won a silver medal and set five new Korean records at the Budapest Games, the second long course world championship he participated in.
The silver medal that Hwang Seon-woo won in the 200m freestyle final, setting a new Korean record of 1:44.47 in the long course World Championships, was the first Korean athlete to harvest in 11 years since the men’s 400m freestyle gold medalist Park Tae-hwan at the 2011 Shanghai Games in Shanghai, China. It was a medal.
In the 200m freestyle, it was the best performance in Korean swimming history, surpassing the bronze medal won by Park Tae-hwan at the 2007 Melbourne Games.
Hwang Seon-woo said at a press conference that day, ‘Up until now, ‘If you swim in Korea, you’re Park Tae-hwan’.
Do you think you have surpassed Park Tae-hwan?”
Then Hwang Seon-woo said, “Park Tae-hwan is a great athlete who made a mark in Korean swimming.”
He continued, “(Park Tae-hwan) is a player I’ve seen cool since childhood.” “As Park Tae-hwan did well in major tournaments, I want to train harder in the future and show good results at the World Championships, Asian Games, and Olympics.” I hoped
As Hwang Seon-woo said, Park Tae-hwan walked many paths that Hwang Seon-woo had not yet taken.
Park Tae-hwan is the only South Korean swimmer to win a World Championship gold medal as well as an Olympic gold medalist.
Park Tae-hwan won a gold medal in the 400m freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in China and a silver medal in the 200m freestyle.
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, he also collected silver medals in the 200m and 400m freestyle.
Park Tae-hwan is not currently playing, but he has not officially announced his retirement.
Then, is there any desire for Hwang Seon-woo to run the 800m relay with Park Tae-hwan?
Hwang Seon-woo said, “Park Tae-hwan also has a great record.
If I play with the best record, I think a good record will come out.”
However, he said that Park Tae-hwan’s various circumstances should be taken into account soon.
If our members work hard and move forward together, I think we will be able to achieve good results in the Asian Games.”
/yunhap news