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Nat'l record not enough for S. Korean relay team to advance at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Breaking a four-year-old national record was not enough for a South Korean relay team to advance at the swimming world championships in Japan on Wednesday.South Korea's mixed 4x100-meter medley rel
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(LEAD) Hwang Sun-woo advances to 100m freestyle semifinals at worlds

(ATTN: ADDS photos, other results in paras 3-5)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 26 (Yonhap) -- About half a day after winning bronze in the men's 200-meter freestyle, South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo qualified for the semifinals in the 100m frees
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World swimming champion enjoys rivalry with 'lovely bloke' from S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 26 (Yonhap) -- In one of the most riveting finals at the ongoing world swimming championships in Japan, Matthew Richards of Britain nipped past South Korean Hwang Sun-woo over the final stretch to win the men's 2
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Quick turnaround at swimming worlds part of learning curve for Hwang Sun-woo

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOOKA, Japan, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo barely had time to celebrate his bronze medal from the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world championships Tuesday night.That's because he had another race
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Hwang Sun-woo advances to 100m freestyle semifinals at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 26 (Yonhap) -- About half a day after winning bronze in the men's 200-meter freestyle, South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo qualified for the semifinals in the 100m freestyle on Wednesday at the swimming world champio
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(2nd LD) Hwang Sun-woo wins bronze in 200m freestyle at swimming worlds

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details in paras 11, 13)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Hwang Sun-woo captured the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Japan on Tuesday, breaking his own na
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With one nat'l record broken, swimmer Hwang Sun-woo sets sights on another

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- After breaking one of his two national records in freestyle swimming on Tuesday in Japan, South Korean star Hwang Sun-woo quickly shifted his focus to the other record.Hwang won bronze in the men's
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Lee Ho-joon takes away valuable lessons from 1st final at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- He may have come up well short of a medal, but South Korean swimmer Lee Ho-joon still took home some valuable lessons from his first appearance in a final at a world championships.Lee finished sixth in
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Romanian swimming star Popovici experiences 'awful' feeling in botched world title defense

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- For a while, it was playing out like deja vu all over again.In the men's 200-meter freestyle final at the world swimming championships in Japan on Tuesday night, David Popovici of Romania led the p
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Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo looks on brighter side after narrow miss for gold at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- You can look at a bronze medal in an athletic competition in different ways: you're either the third best in your sport, or you fell two spots short of first place.For South Korean swimmer Hwang Su
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2nd worlds medal cements Hwang Sun-woo's status as next big thing in S. Korean swimming

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- If there had been any doubt at all as to Hwang Sun-woo's status as the next big thing in South Korean swimming, it was all erased Tuesday in Japan with his second straight world championships medal
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(LEAD) Hwang Sun-woo wins bronze in 200m freestyle at swimming worlds

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Hwang Sun-woo captured the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Japan on Tuesday, breaking his own nationa
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Hwang Sun-woo wins bronze in 200m freestyle at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Hwang Sun-woo captured the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Japan on Tuesday.Hwang touched the pad in the new national record time of 1:44.42
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(LEAD) Confidence growing for S. Korean relay team at swimming worlds

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details in last 5 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- As they enjoy individual success at the world swimming championships in Japan, South Korean swimmers' drive for a collective goal seems to be picking u
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With one record set, swimmer Kim Woo-min driven to break more

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- Now that he got a taste of breaking a South Korean record Tuesday, freestyle swimmer Kim Woo-min said he wants to keep setting more records.Kim broke an 11-year-old national record in the men's 800
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Kim Woo-min breaks nat'l record in men's 800m freestyle at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, July 25 (Yonhap) -- Kim Woo-min established a new South Korean record in the men's 800-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships in Japan on Tuesday.Kim came home in 7:47.69 in the heats for the 800m freestyle at t
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Confidence growing for S. Korean relay team at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 25 (Yonhap) -- As they enjoy individual success at the world swimming championships in Japan, South Korean swimmers' drive for a collective goal seems to be picking up speed.Hwang Sun-woo, Lee Ho-joon and Kim Woo
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Romanian sensation Popovici eager to battle 'fierce competitor' from S. Korea again

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Romanian teen swimming sensation David Popovici said Monday he was ready to renew his rivalry with South Korean star Hwang Sun-woo at the ongoing world championships in Japan.Popovici, the defending ch
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With surprise run to worlds final, swimmer Lee Ho-joon hopes to inspire new generation

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Lee Ho-joon was supposed to be "the other South Korean" in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships in Japan. His countryman, Hwang Sun-woo, as the reigning wor
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After wobbly early showing, Hwang Sun-woo throws down gauntlet at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- After nearly getting eliminated in the heats for the men's 200-meter freestyle at the swimming world championships in Japan on Monday morning, Hwang Sun-woo wasn't going to pace himself anymore