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(LEAD) Nat'l swimming team returns home from worlds with 1 medal, 8 nat'l records in tow

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 4 paras, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean national swimming team returned home from the world championships in Japan on Monday, having bagged one medal and set eight national records in the
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Nat'l swimming team returns home from worlds with 1 medal, 8 nat'l records in tow

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean national swimming team returned home from the world championships in Japan on Monday, having bagged one medal and set eight national records in the pool.Hwang Sun-woo, who won bronze in the men
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(LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) Lone S. Korean on World Aquatics Bureau trying to pull off balancing act

(ATTN: CORRECTS typo in headline)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 30 (Yonhap) -- As the lone South Korean member of the decision-making body for the world swimming federation, veteran sports administrator Park Joo-hee tries to represent several diff
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(Yonhap Interview) Lone S. Korean on World Aquatics Bureau trying to pull off balancing act

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 30 (Yonhap) -- As the lone South Korean member of the decision-making body for the world swimming federation, veteran sports administrator Park Joo-hee tries to represent several different voices.Only the third South
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(Yonhap Interview) World Aquatics head says S. Korea's growth opens opportunity for governing body

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 29 (Yonhap) -- As one South Korean aquatic athlete after another put on strong performances across multiple disciplines at the world championships in Japan this month, the leader of the world swimming federation sens
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(LEAD) S. Korean relay team breaks nat'l record again to finish 6th at swimming worlds

(ATTN: ADDS details, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- With its second national record time of the day, South Korea finished sixth in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay final at the swimming world championships in Japan o
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After breaking nat'l record twice, relay swimmers believe they can be faster

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- At the start of Friday at the world swimming championships in Japan, the South Korean national record in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay stood at 7:06.93.By the day's end, it was 7:04.07.
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S. Korean relay team breaks nat'l record again to finish 6th at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- With its second national record time of the day, South Korea finished sixth in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle final at the swimming world championships in Japan on Friday.The team of Hwang Sun-woo
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Young swimmer eliminated in women's 200m backstroke semis at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Lee Eun-ji was knocked out in the semifinals of the women's 200-meter backstroke at the swimming world championships Friday.Lee finished last among 16 swimmers in the semifinals w
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(LEAD) Teen swimmer reaches 1st semis at swimming worlds

(ATTN: ADDS other results at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Lee Eun-ji made it to her first semifinals of the ongoing swimming world championships in Japan on Friday.Lee finished 14th in the heats for the wo
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S. Korean relay swimmers brimming with confidence after breaking nat'l record again

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- After breaking their national record for the third time in three consecutive world championships races Friday, South Korean freestyle relay swimmers voiced confidence they can reach even greater height
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Relay team breaks nat'l record to reach 2nd straight final at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea qualified for its second straight final in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the swimming world championships Friday, as a year-old national record tumbled.The quartet of Hwang S
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Teen swimmer reaches 1st semis at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Lee Eun-ji made it to her first semifinals of the ongoing swimming world championships in Japan on Friday.Lee finished 14th in the heats for the women's 200-meter backstroke at th
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Lee Ju-ho misses final in men's 200m backstroke at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Lee Ju-ho missed the final in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the swimming world championships in Japan on Thursday.Lee finished in 13th place in the semifinals with a time of 1
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Holy diver: S. Korea's 1st high diver risks death to feel alive

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Ahead of competitions, athletes set goals for themselves, such as winning medals or breaking their personal records. Coming home alive in one piece is typically not one of them.And high diving isn'
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S. Korean Lee Ju-ho advances to men's 200m backstroke semifinals

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Lee Ju-ho advanced to his third straight semifinal in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships Thursday.Lee tied for 10th place in the heats with a time of 1:
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S. Korean men chasing 1st relay medal at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 27 (Yonhap) -- With his individual races now in the books at the ongoing world championships, South Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo will try to lead his relay team to unprecedented heights.Hwang will team up with
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Chinese teen swimming sensation calls S. Korean rival 'my idol'

By Yoo Jee-hFUKUOKA, Japan, July 26 (Yonhap) -- At every opportunity so far at the world swimming championships in Japan, South Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo has spoken glowingly of his up-and-coming Chinese rival, Pan Zhanle. Despite their lang
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Hwang Sun-woo sees more work ahead after close call at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Hwang Sun-woo came within fractions of a second of giving himself another chance to win a medal at the ongoing world swimming championships in Japan on Wednesday.After being left on t
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Hwang Sun-woo eliminated in 100m freestyle semifinals at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo was knocked out of the semifinals in the men's 100-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships Wednesday, ending his individual portion of the competition in