South Korean Swimming

Cho Hyoun Grabs Worlds Spot While Easop Lee Still Seeks Qualification Through Korea Day 3

The 2015 Korean National Championships have a much different feel than past year’s meets.

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Park Tae Hwan’s Doping Hearing Set for March 23rd

Park Tae Hwan’s doping hearing will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 23rd…

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South Korean Olympian, Asian Games Medalist Ji Heun Kim Handed Two-Year Suspension For Clenbuterol

South Korean swimmer Ji Heun Kim has tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol at an out-of-competition test on May 13th,…

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Tae-Hwan Park “Getting a Taste” of SwimMAC

Park Tae-Hwan posing underwater at SwimMAC Carolina.

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Park Returns To Brisbane To Train With Bohl

South Korean Newspaper Arirang News reported today that Park Tae-Hwan will be heading back to Brisbane to begin his training…

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Minna Atherton Breaks Australian Age Record at QLD Champs

Calypso Sheridan (left) and Minna Atherton (right) have both won multiple Queensland Age Championships this week. Sheridan in the 14-year olds 100 back and 400 IM, and Atherton’s included a National Age Record.

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Cate Campbell Goes 52.69 at Queensland State Champs; Breaks State All-Comers Record

Cate Campbell is two seconds faster than she was at this meet last year, which should be scary for the world’s sprinters.

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14-Year Old Darren Lim Wins 50 Free in 23.0 at Asian Youth Games

The 2013 Youth Asian Games wrapped up Friday in China. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Tae Hwan Park Headed to Australia to Train After Fan-Fundraising

South Korea’s Tae Hwan Park used a unique method to fund his three-month training trip to Australia. (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)

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The Park Tae Hwan Photo Vault

Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures

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After Day 1, China is Rising (Medal Tables)

The Chinese top the medal table after day 1, already earning more medals than they did in all of the 2008 swimming events.

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Picks: Gyurta’s Heat or Kitajima’s History in 200 Breast

Can Gyurta’s impressive three-year run trump Kitajima’s run at a breaststroke three-peat? (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Gold Medalist Tae Hwan Park Featured in Music Video

Defending Olympic champion Tae-Hwan Park is huge in Korea.

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Vollmer Perfectly Consistent in Finals on Day 2 at Santa Clara

Dana Vollmer took a pair of wins on Friday in Santa Clara. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Vollmer Singes Friday Morning in Santa Clara

Dana Vollmer wasn’t messing around in prelims in Santa Clara. (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)

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