Kim Seo-yeong Advances to Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals
2 minutes 11 seconds 54... Passed in 15th place
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Kim Seo-yeong (Gyeongbuk Provincial Office), aiming to win South Korea's first medal in women's Olympic swimming, had a smooth start. On the 26th, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan, she touched the pad in 2 minutes 11.54 seconds during the women's 200m individual medley heats. She ranked 15th out of 27 competitors overall. She secured a semifinal ticket, as the top sixteen advance. The semifinals will be held on the morning of the 27th.
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The 200m individual medley consists of swimming 50 meters each in the order of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle to determine the ranking. Kim Seo-yeong's best record in this event is 2 minutes 08.34 seconds, set when she won the gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.
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