[Asian Games] Baek In-cheol Wins Gold in Men's 50m Butterfly... 'First Korean Athlete'

Victory Secured with a Record Time of 23.29 Seconds

Baek In-cheol (23, Jung-gu Office, Busan Metropolitan City) became the first Korean athlete to win a gold medal in the men's 50m butterfly at the Asian Games.

Baek In-cheol, who competed in the men's 50m butterfly final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, is cheering after securing the gold medal.
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On the 28th, Baek In-cheol won the men's 50m butterfly final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Zhejiang Province, China, with a time of 23.29 seconds. Baek In-cheol's record is both a Korean national record and a competition record.

Since the men's 50m butterfly became an official event at the Asian Games, the only Korean swimmer to have won a medal in this event was Yang Jeong-du, who placed third at the 2014 Incheon Games. Baek In-cheol achieved the best result in the 50m butterfly event by winning the gold medal at this competition.

In the morning preliminaries, Baek In-cheol touched the pad at 23.39 seconds, ranking first overall. This was his personal best, a Korean national record, and a competition record, but he said, "I am not satisfied with this record," adding, "My goal is to break into the 22-second range." Ultimately, Baek In-cheol broke the record once again in the final and secured the gold medal.

With Baek In-cheol bringing home the gold medal, Korean swimming has earned its fourth gold medal at this competition, tying the record for the most gold medals won at the 2010 Guangzhou Games.

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