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(LEAD) Reigning silver medalist Hwang Sun-woo advances to 200m freestyle final at worlds

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo advanced to the final in the 200-meter freestyle at the swimming world championships in Japan on Monday, keeping alive a bid for his second s
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Reigning silver medalist Hwang Sun-woo advances to 200m freestyle final at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo advanced to the final in the 200-meter freestyle at the swimming world championships in Japan on Monday, keeping alive a bid for his second straight medal in the event.W
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S. Korean teen swimmer hopes to be remembered by top athletes someday

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Lee Eun-ji turned 17 on Sunday, with the world championships under way in Fukuoka. But after her first race of the competition Monday morning, the teenager was in no mood to celebr
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2 freestyle swimmers move on, others knocked out early at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Two freestyle swimmers advanced to the semifinals together at the world championships in Japan on Monday, while the others were eliminated early.Hwang Sun-woo and Lee Ho-joon both reached the semifinal
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Hwang Sun-woo vows not to mess around after close call in heats at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Entering the heats for the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world championships, South Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo figured he would pace himself a bit for the semifinals and the seemingly in
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Reigning silver medalist Hwang Sun-woo squeezes into 200m free semis at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo squeezed into the semifinals of the men's 200-meter freestyle at the swimming world championships Monday, almost missing out on a chance to win his second straight m
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Veteran swimmer holds head high after disappointing race at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Competing at her fourth consecutive world championships this month at age 29, South Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong is proud of how long she has been around and how far she has come.Even a disappointing r
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S. Korean Kim Seo-yeong eliminated in 200m IM semis at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Seo-yeong was eliminated in the semifinals of the women's 200-meter individual medley (IM) at the world swimming championships Sunday, as her streak of reaching three straight fina
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Brash swimmer lives up to word, breaks personal best twice at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Before leaving home for the Japanese port city of Fukuoka on Thursday for the world swimming championships, South Korean freestyle swimmer Kim Woo-min said he would try to shave at least one second off
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(LEAD) S. Korean Kim Woo-min finishes 5th in 400m free at swimming worlds

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Woo-min finished fifth in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the swimming world championships Sunday, setting a personal best for the
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S. Korean Kim Woo-min finishes 5th in 400m free at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Woo-min finished fifth in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the swimming world championships Sunday, setting a personal best for the second time on the same day.Kim touched the pad
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Three advance, others eliminated for S. Korea at swimming worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Three South Koreans moved on to the next phase while others were sent packing in Day 1 of swimming at the world championships on Sunday.Kim Woo-min made his second consecutive final in the men's 40
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Ascendant swimmer not afraid of big moments at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- As he was awaiting his turn in the heats for the men's 400-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships Sunday, South Korean Kim Woo-min saw some strong times go up the board from the group
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Kim Woo-min sets personal best in reaching 400m freestyle final at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kim Woo-min reached his second consecutive final in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships on Sunday, establishing a new personal best in the process.Ki
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Kim Seo-yeong advances to semifinals in 200 IM at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kim Seo-yeong reached the semifinals of the women's 200-meter individual medley at the world championships here on Sunday, moving a step closer to her fourth consecutive final appearan
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Olympic-bound diver Kim Yeong-taek finishes 11th in men's 10m platform at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean diver Kim Yeong-taek finished 11th in the men's 10-meter platform at the world championships Saturday, submitting an up-and-down performance in his first appearance in the final.Kim sc
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S. Korean diving duo vows to cut down mistakes after narrow miss for medal at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean diver Kim Su-ji thinks winning medals in her sport comes down to who makes the fewest mistakes.And it was some costly miscues that cost Kim and her partner, Yi Jae-gyeong, a shot at a monu
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(LEAD) S. Korea's Kim Su-ji, Yi Jae-gyeong finish 4th in mixed synchro diving at worlds

(ATTN: ADDS details from paras 4-8, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean divers Kim Su-ji and Yi Jae-gyeong finished fourth in their mixed event at the world championships Saturday, recording their second-consecutive t
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S. Korea's Kim Su-ji, Yi Jae-gyeong finish 4th in mixed synchro diving at worlds

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean divers Kim Su-ji and Yi Jae-gyeong finished fourth in their mixed event at the world championships Saturday, recording their second-consecutive top-10 performance on the final day of divin
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Friendship does wonders for artistic swimming tandem

By Yoo Jee-hoFUKUOKA, Japan, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artistic swimmers Byun Jae-jun and Kim Ji-hye have only been training and competing as a duo since April. But their friendship goes back much further -- to their elementary school days, in