Park Wins 200 Freestyle at Korean Olympic Trials in a Time of 1:46.31 - SwimSwam

2016 DONG-A SWIMMING competitors (KOREAN OLYMPIC TRIALS)

Monday, April 25th – Friday, April 29th

Gwangju Aquatic core, Gwangju, Korea

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The web page of the 2015 World institution video games is internet hosting this yr's Korean Olympic Trials, as around 1400 aspiring Olympians are gathering at the Gwangju Aquatic center this week to compete for spots on their nation's roster for Rio.

Park Tae Hwan won his second countrywide title on Tuesday taking the guys's 200 freestyle in a time of 1:46.31. Park received the 1500 freestyle on Monday, which was the primary time he has raced for the reason that serving an 18-month suspension for a good steroid check in 2014.

His time presently areas him eighth on this planet rankings.

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The 2012 Olympic silver medalist within the experience was smartly off his lifetime best of 1:forty four.80, which he recorded in 2010. Park's time is over a 2nd and a half sooner than the FINA a typical of 1:47.ninety seven.

according to the Korean Olympic Committee rules drug-linked banned athletes are barred from representing countrywide teams for three years beginning on the day the suspension ends. In Park's case, the 18-month ban ended on March 2nd, so it's the date upon which his three-year country wide crew ban starts, which potential he'll now not compete in Rio.

In articles in both the Korea times and Yohap information it is recommended that the Olympic Committee will think public drive to overturn their determination.

within the ladies's 200 IM Kim search engine optimization-Yeong and Nam Yu Seon each swam sooner than the FINA a common of two:14.26. Kim, who placed seventeenth within the four hundred IM at the London Olympics, won the ladies's 200 IM in a time of 2:13.18 whereas Nam entire 2nd in a time of two:13.86.

Kim set a new championship list and changed into now not a ways off the country wide listing of two:12.85 set by means of Choi Hye-Ra in 2010.

An Se-hyeon, who represented South Korea at the 2015 World Championships, won the ladies's 50 butterfly in a new countrywide record time of 26.30. An broke her personal list of 26.sixty two, which she set within the prelims beating the outdated mark of 26.seventy six set via Ryu Yoon-ji in 2008.