Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A Wasannin Olympics na bazara na 2000 a Sydney, Kim ya yanke shawarar yin gwaji tare da tseren tsere, yana gasa ne kawai a wasanni biyu na iyo. Ya buga FINA B-misali na 22.99 (50 m freestyle) da 51.14 (100 m freestyle) daga Dong-A Swimming Tournament a Ulsan. A tseren mita 100 na 'yanci
, Kim ta zama ta ashirin da hudu a zaben da aka yi a safiyar yau. Yin iyo a zagaye na shida, ya ɗauki matsayi na biyu ta hanyar 0.21 na biyu a bayan mai nasara Peter Mankoč na Slovenia a cikin mafi kyawun rayuwa na 50.49. Kwana biyu bayan haka, a tseren mita 50 na 'yanci, Kim ya rasa wasan kusa da na karshe da karamin kashi na 0.02 seconds, inda ya gama wasa tare da Jiang Chengji na kasar Sin a rikodin Koriya ta Kudu na 22.82.