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[Gwangju 2019] Chief organizer says Gwangju Worlds have been a successJul 28, 2019The top organizer of the 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea said Sunday that the 17-day aquatics competition have been successful in terms of performances and financial efficiency. "After ... -
![[Gwangju Swimming] 2 Americans break world records in swimming](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2019/07/26/20190726000486_0.jpg)
[Gwangju Swimming] 2 Americans break world records in swimmingJul 26, 2019Two American swimmers broke world records at the world championships on Friday. First was Caeleb Dressel winning the men's 100m butterfly semis at the FINA World Championships in 49.50. Dressel topp... -
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[Gwangju Swimming] US pulls off three-peat in women's water poloJul 26, 2019GWANGJU -- The United States captured its third straight world title in women's water polo on Friday, defeating Spain 11-6 to cap off an undefeated run to the top. The US became the first team in FI... -
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[Gwangju Swimming] Water polo stars hope sport will grow after 1st world championships victoryJul 23, 2019Sometimes, all it takes is one moment to spark wider interest in a sport. And South Korean men's water polo players are hoping that theirs came Tuesday with their first world championships victory. ... -
Kim Seo-yeong not dwelling on disappointing resultJul 23, 2019During her training for the women's 200m individual medley at the world championships, South Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong was so confident that she felt she could break her own national record. And ... -
Swimmers 'don't trust' Sun as doping row boils overJul 22, 2019GWANGJU, South Korea (AFP) - World championship swimmers slammed China's Sun Yang over lurid doping allegations and said competitors were firmly behind Australia's Mack Horton, who snubbed the Olympi... -
Malfunctioning equipment forces solo re-races in preliminaryJul 22, 2019Malfunctions with the starting equipment forced two swimmers to race alone in the heats of the men's 100m backstroke at the world championships on Monday. Simone Sabbioni of Italy and Dylan Carter o... -
Tears flow as water polo players head into uncertain futureJul 22, 2019After losing their last game of the world championships on Monday, South Korean women's water polo players shared teary hugs. No, they weren't consoling each other because they lost to Cuba 30-0 to ... -
Former world champion Park Tae-hwan offers encouraging words to Korean swimmersJul 21, 2019If any South Korean athlete knows about competing under pressure, it's Park Tae-hwan, the only swimmer from the country to have won an Olympic gold medal and a world title. With the FINA World Champ... -
S. Korea hammered by Hungary in women's water polo debutJul 14, 2019Host South Korea was destroyed by Hungary 64-0 in its FINA World Championships debut in women's water polo Sunday, taking a beating of historic proportions before stunned home fans. South Korea was ... -
S. Korean diver Kim Su-ji wins historic bronzeJul 13, 2019South Korean diver Kim Su-ji captured a historic bronze in the women's 1m springboard at the FINA World Championships on Saturday, becoming the first South Korean diver to win a medal at the biennial... -
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[Exclusive] Open-water swimmers embrace new challenge, aim for Tokyo OlympicsJul 13, 2019Korea’s first-ever national open-water swim team hopes to popularize the discipline in the country -
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[Herald Interview] Diver Woo Ha-ram eyes 1st medal after strong performance in preliminariesJul 13, 2019No diver in South Korean history has ever managed to notch a medal in an Olympic or world championship event, but hopes are high for 21-year-old Woo Ha-ram, who finished third in the preliminary men’... -
S. Korean duo reaches final in synchronized divingJul 13, 2019The South Korean diving tandem of Kim Yeong-nam and Woo Ha-ram advanced to the final in the men's synchronized 3m springboard at the FINA World Championships on Saturday. Kim and Woo scored a combin... -
Bruised nose and all, S. Korean swimmer finishes open water raceJul 13, 2019In the early stages of the men's 5km open water swimming race at the FINA World Championships on Saturday, South Korean Baek Seung-ho took an errant elbow from another contestant to the nose. It stu...
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