Yeosu Chungmu High School's Kim Minseop Selected for National Swimming Team

Kim Minseop, a third-year student at Yeosu Chungmu High School, secured first place in the national team selection competition and was selected as a national representative. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Kim Min-seop, a third-year student at Yeosu Chungmu High School, secured first place at the national team selection competition and was selected as a national representative.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education on the 30th, Kim Min-seop achieved outstanding results by finishing first in his main events at the ‘2022 Swimming and Diving National Team Selection Competition’ held at the Gimcheon Indoor Swimming Pool in Gyeongsangbuk-do, with a time of 1 minute 59.14 seconds in the 200m butterfly and 4 minutes 18.22 seconds in the 400m individual medley, earning him a spot on the national team.

By surpassing the International Swimming Federation (FINA) qualifying standards, Kim also secured a berth for the World Swimming Championships.

Song Chi-ho, coach of Yeosu Chungmu High School, said, “Despite the lack of a school sports team environment, the support from the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education and the school, along with the student’s diligent training and good condition management, seem to have led to this excellent result. We will do our best to guide him to achieve good results at the world competition as well.”

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