Nambu University Holds Swimming Team Inauguration Ceremony... Team to Be Established in February Next Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Nambu University (President Cho Seong-su) announced on the 11th that it held a founding ceremony for its swimming team.

Nambu University is preparing to establish the swimming team in February next year.

The ceremony was attended by President Cho Seong-su, Vice President Ryu Chang-gyu, university officials, Vice Chairman Lee Gi-in of the Korea Swimming Federation, Executive Director Yuk Hyun-cheol, and General Director Kim Dong-hyun.

President Cho Seong-su said, “Through the founding and nurturing of athletes, we hope to expand the swimming population in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions and contribute to the development of Korean swimming,” adding, “I hope each athlete can fully demonstrate their skills and that this will be an opportunity for South Korea to rise as a high-level sports powerhouse.”

The operation of the team will be overseen by Professor Yoo Jong-sang of the Department of Sports Leisure, and the inaugural coach appointed is Professor Lee Seung-jae, who recently joined Nambu University after serving as the coach of the national water polo team.

Vice Chairman Lee Gi-in stated, “The establishment of Nambu University’s swimming team is expected to be an opportunity for our country to establish itself as a genuine swimming powerhouse by utilizing world-class infrastructure,” and added, “The Swimming Federation also plans to provide full support.”

Meanwhile, Nambu University’s swimming team will recruit mainly freshmen through the 2021 academic year’s early and regular admissions.

The team will consist of 25 members in the management and water polo categories, and it is the first time that a team for both management and water polo categories is founded simultaneously at a university in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions, which is also very rare nationwide.

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