[GLOBAL ECONOMIC TIMES]  New Korean records continued to pour in. The main characters are Choi Dong-yeol (25, Gangwon Provincial Office), Jo Hyeon-ju (24), and Moon Seung-woo (22, Jeonju City Hall).

Choi Dong-yeol recorded a time of 26.05 seconds and won a bronze medal in the men's 50m breaststroke final at the 2024 International Swimming Federation Management 2nd World Cup held at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Swimming Pool in Incheon on the 25th. It also set a new Korean record.

Choi Dong-yeol, who received enthusiastic support from domestic fans, vigorously crossed the water. Choi Dong-yeol, who achieved good results against world-class players, was happy after the game.

First place was China's Qin Haiyang with a time of 25.76 seconds, and second place was Belarus' Ilya Simanovich with a time of 25.78 seconds.

Choi Dong-yeol, who met with reporters after the game, said, "I have participated in many international competitions, but since the competition was held in Korea, there were many people cheering me on. I played without pressure and came to win with good memories."

He also said, "I was confident because I have strengths in starts and turns, and I got good results. If we keep competing like this, I think there will definitely come a time when we can stand shoulder to shoulder in bigger major competitions." He added, "There are big competitions taking place in Korea right now, and many “After the game, fans came and expressed their gratitude for their love of swimming, saying that they didn’t get tired thanks to all the support.”

Also, in the women's 200m freestyle final, Cho Hyun-joo took fourth place with a time of 1 minute 56.38 seconds, surpassing the 1 minute 57.94 time held by 'The Little Mermaid' Kim Seo-young (30, Gyeongbuk Provincial Office). In an interview with the on-site announcer, Cho Hyun-joo said, "This is my first time competing in a world competition in Korea, and I am happy to have achieved good results. Although I am still lacking, I will work harder and become a better player."

Also, in the men's 200m butterfly final, Seungwoo Moon took 5th place with a time of 1 minute 53.75 seconds, and at the same time set a new Korean record.

Meanwhile, the previous day (24th), Ji Yu-chan (22, Daegu City Hall), a short-distance swimmer, won the men's 50m freestyle final with a time of 20.80 seconds.

He previously achieved the short course (25m) Asian tie record (Kosuke Matsui, Japan, 2019) in the preliminaries with 20.95 seconds, and set the best record in Asia by shortening the record by 0.15 seconds in the finals. Second place was Isaac Coover (Australia) with a time of 21.07 seconds, 0.27 seconds behind Ji Yu-chan.

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