2025 KOREAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Sunday, March 23rd – Friday, March 28th
- Gimcheon, South Korea
- LCM (50m)
- Results (when available)
The 2025 Korean Swimming Championships begin tomorrow, Sunday, March 23rd. The six-day competition represents the sole qualifying opportunity for the nation’s swimmers to add their names to the roster for this summer’s World Championships in Singapore.
Headlining the entries is freestyle ace and two-time Olympian Hwang Sunwoo who is entered in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events.
21-year-old Hwang is the reigning world champion in the men’s 200m free, having notched a time of 1:44.75 to win the event last year in Doha.
The year prior in Fukuoka, Hwang settled for bronze but established a new national record of 1:44.42, a mark he lowered to 1:44.40 en route to claiming Asian Games gold later in the year.
23-year-old Kim Woomin is another big gun set to race this week, with the 2024 Olympic bronze medalist in the men’s 400m free entered in that event, along with the 800m and 1500m free races.
Key Entries
- Choi Dongyeol – 50m/100m/200m breast
- Hwang Sunwoo – 50m/100m/200m free
- Kim Minseop – 800m free, 200m back, 200m fly, 400m IM
- Kim Woomin – 400m/800m/1500m free
- Lee Eunji – 50m/100m/200m back
- Lee Hojoon – 200m/400m free
- Lee Juho – 50m/100m/200m back
- Lee Yoo-yeon – 100m free
I would also watch for Kim Junwoo 1:48/3:50/15:01 LC. He’s 17 and signed to join the Florida Gators in 2026.
Kim Woomin not swimming the 200 is very interesting
Keep an eye on Kim Youngbeom. 49.65 and 51.65 last year as a junior
Today 47.96 in 100 free
What a guy!