Swimmer Hwang Seon-woo looks disappointed after checking the results of the men’s 200m freestyle semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the La Defense Arena in Paris on the 28th (local time).

Hwang Sun-woo (21), who was considered a medal candidate in the men’s 200m freestyle, failed to advance to the finals.

Hwang Sun-woo finished 9th overall with a time of 1:45.92 in the semifinals of the men’s 200m freestyle at the Olympic swimming event held at the La Defense Arena in Paris, France on the 29th, missing out on a ticket to the finals. The difference in time with Japan’s Katsuhiro Matsumoto (27, 1:45.88), who took 8th place and the last finalist, was 0.04 seconds. Romania’s David Popovic (20), who was considered a strong candidate to win, recorded 1:44.53 in first place overall.

Hwang Sun-woo, who won the 200m freestyle champion at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year and the Doha World Aquatics Championships this year, was considered a strong medal candidate heading into the Olympics. Based on this year’s personal best, Hwang Sun-woo was tied for 4th with Duncan Scott (27) of the UK with a time of 1:44.75.

Hwang Sun-woo, who easily advanced to the semifinals with a time of 1 minute 46.13 seconds in the morning preliminaries, showed a good performance in the first semifinal group, maintaining the lead until the first 100m, but dropped to 5th place in the first group after his pace suddenly dropped in the

second half of the race. After the race, Hwang Sun-woo said, “I prepared hard for the past 3 years, but I am disappointed that the result was unexpected. I still don’t know why my pace dropped in the second half,” and “I will focus on getting good results in the remaining 800m relay and 400m medley relay.”

Kim Woo-min (23), who raced in the first group of the semifinals with Hwang Seon-woo, also failed to advance to the finals, finishing in 12th place overall with a time of 1 minute 46.58 seconds. 안전놀이터