South Korea at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
# South Korea at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

South Korea competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Kim Su-ji | Diving | Women's 1 m springboard | 13 July |

## Artistic swimming

South Korea entered 11 artistic swimmers.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Lee Ri-young | Solo technical routine | 77.4921 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ri-young | Solo free routine | 78.8000 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baek Seo-yeon Lee Ri-young | Duet technical routine | 74.8296 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baek Seo-yeon Koo Ye-mo | Duet free routine | 75.0333 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baek Seo-yeon Kim Ji-hye Kim Jun-hee Koo Ye-mo Lee Gabin Lee Jae-hyun Lee Ri-young Lee You-jin Kim So-jin (R) Song Min-ju (R) | Team technical routine | 76.4096 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baek Seo-yeon Kim Ji-hye Kim Jun-hee Koo Ye-mo Lee Gabin Lee Jae-hyun Lee Ri-young Lee You-jin Kim So-jin (R) Shin Jeong-yun (R) | Team free routine | 77.1667 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baek Seo-yeon Kim Ji-hye Kim Jun-hee Kim So-jin Koo Ye-mo Lee Gabin Lee Jae-hyun Lee You-jin Shin Jeong-yun Song Min-ju Lee Ri-young (R) | Free routine combination | 77.7000 | 11 Q | 78.8000 | 11 |

Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete

## Diving

South Korea entered 8 divers.

Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kim Yeong-nam | 1 m springboard | 349.10 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Woo Ha-ram | 1 m springboard | 396.10 | 3 Q | — | — | 406.15 | 4 |
| Woo Ha-ram | 3 m springboard | 457.70 | 3 Q | 430.65 | 11 Q | 478.80 | 4 |
| Woo Ha-ram | 10 m platform | 485.15 | 4 Q | 493.90 | 4 Q | 477.25 | 6 |
| Kim Yeong-taek | 3 m springboard | 356.65 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Yeong-taek | 10 m platform | 298.40 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Yeong-nam Woo Ha-ram | 3 m synchronized springboard | 376.47 | 5 Q | — | — | 372.33 | 10 |
| Kim Yeong-nam Woo Ha-ram | 10 m synchronized platform | 377.91 | 7 Q | — | — | 401.67 | 6 |

Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kwon Ha-lim | 1 m springboard | 217.80 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Su-ji | 1 m springboard | 238.95 | 8 Q | — | — | 257.20 | |
| Kim Su-ji | 3 m springboard | 256.95 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cho Eun-bi | 3 m springboard | 221.15 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cho Eun-bi | 10 m platform | 263.45 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Moon Na-yun | 10 m platform | 268.50 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cho Eun-bi Kim Su-ji | 3 m synchronized springboard | 257.52 | 11 Q | — | — | 258.75 | 12 |
| Cho Eun-bi Moon Na-yun | 10 m synchronized platform | 256.86 | 12 Q | — | — | 261.12 | 10 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Kim Ji-wook Kim Su-ji | 3 m synchronized springboard | 249.90 | 15 |
| Kim Ji-wook Kwon Ha-lim | 10 m synchronized platform | 247.20 | 7 |

## Open water swimming

South Korea qualified four male and four female open water swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Baek Seung-ho | 5 km | 57:05.3 | 48 |
| Cho Jae-hoo | 5 km | 59:57.8 | 52 |
| Jae Park | 10 km | 1:56:41.4 | 59 |
| Park Seok-hyun | 10 km | 1:52:47.6 | 53 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ban Seon-jae | 5 km | 1:04:26.9 | 46 |
| Jung Ha-eun | 10 km | 2:09:36.8 | 55 |
| Lee Jeong-min | 5 km | 1:04:47.0 | 48 |
| Lim Da-youn | 10 km | 2:07:50.9 | 53 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ban Seon-jae Park Seok-hyun Jung Ha-eun Jae Park | Team | 58:59.0 | 18 |

## Swimming

South Korea entered 29 swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Cho Sung-jae | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.48 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heo Hwan | 50 m butterfly | 24.63 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Min-seop | 200 m butterfly | 2:00.95 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Min-suk | 200 m individual medley | 2:02.36 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Min-suk | 400 m individual medley | 4:22.06 | 21 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Woo-min | 800 m freestyle | 8:14.44 | 31 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Woo-min | 1500 m freestyle | 15:26.17 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ho-joon | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.89 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ho-joon | 400 m freestyle | 3:51.89 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ju-ho | 50 m backstroke | 25.42 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ju-ho | 100 m backstroke | 54.56 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ju-ho | 200 m backstroke | 1:57.80 | 12 Q | 1:57.68 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Moon Jae-kwon | 50 m breaststroke | 27.57 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Moon Jae-kwon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.24 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Jae-hoon | 50 m freestyle | 22.26 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Jae-hoon | 100 m freestyle | 49.37 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yun Seok-hwan | 100 m butterfly | 53.64 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hwang Sun-woo Jang Dong-hyeok Park Seon-kwan Yang Jae-hoon | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:18.09 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Yoo-yeon Jang Dong-hyeok Hwang Sun-woo Lee Ho-joon | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:15.05 NR | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ju-ho Moon Jae-kwon Yun Seok-hwan Yang Jae-hoon | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:36.97 NR | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Back Su-yeon | 50 m breaststroke | 32.02 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Back Su-yeon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.52 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Back Su-yeon | 200 m breaststroke | 2:26.56 | 16 Q | 2:26.29 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Han Da-kyung | 800 m freestyle | 8:49.90 | 26 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Han Da-kyung | 1500 m freestyle | 16:49.13 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Im Da-sol | 50 m backstroke | 28.50 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Im Da-sol | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.86 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Im Da-sol | 200 m backstroke | 2:11.33 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeong So-eun | 50 m freestyle | 25.40 | =25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeong So-eun | 100 m freestyle | 55.86 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jo Hyun-ju | 200 m freestyle | 2:03.16 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Seo-yeong | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.45 | 10 Q | 2:10.21 | 7 Q | 2:10.12 | 6 |
| Kim Seo-yeong | 400 m individual medley | 4:40.55 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Park Su-jin | 200 m butterfly | 2:10.73 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Park Ye-rin | 50 m butterfly | 26.75 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Park Ye-rin | 100 m butterfly | 58.99 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ryu Ji-won | 400 m freestyle | 4:21.70 | 32 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Kun-a Jeong So-eun Choi Ji-won Jung You-in | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:42.58 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Choi Jung-min Jung Hyun-young Park Na-ri Jo Hyun-ju | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 8:08.38 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Im Da-sol Back Su-yeon Park Ye-rin Jeong So-eun | 4×100 m medley relay | 4:03.38 NR | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Yang Jae-hoon Lee Kun-a Jeong So-eun Park Seon-kwan | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:31.20 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lee Ju-ho Moon Jae-kwon Park Ye-rin Jeong So-eun | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:50.89 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Water polo

### Men's tournament

**Team roster**

* Lee Jin-woo
* Kim Dong-hyeok
* Kim Byeong-ju
* Lee Seon-uk (C)
* Gwon Dae-yong
* Lee Seong-gyu
* Gwon Yeong-gyun
* Kim Moon-soo
* Chu Min-jong
* Han Hyo-min
* Seo Kang-won
* Song Jae-hoon
* Jung Byeong-young
* Coach: Go Ki-mura

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 72 | −61 | 0 | |
| 15 July 2019 09:50 | Report | South Korea | 3–26 | Greece | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN) |||
| 15 July 2019 09:50 | Report | Kim Dong-hyeok 2 | Goals | three players 4 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN) |
| 17 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Serbia | 22–2 | South Korea | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), John Waldow (NZL) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), John Waldow (NZL) |||
| 17 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Jakšić 5 | Goals | Han H., Lee Seong. 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), John Waldow (NZL) |
| 19 July 2019 17:50 | Report | South Korea | 6–24 | Montenegro | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
| 19 July 2019 17:50 | Report | Han H., Lee Seonu. 2 | Goals | Ivović 6 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |

**13th–16th place semifinals**

| 21 July 2019 10:30 | Report | South Korea | 4–17 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
| 21 July 2019 10:30 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Aubakirov 4 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |

**15th place game**

| 23 July 2019 08:00 | Report | South Korea | 17–16 | New Zealand | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA) |||
| 23 July 2019 08:00 | Report | Gwon Y-g 3 | Goals | Lewis 4 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA) |

### Women's tournament

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 31 | +60 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 116 | −113 | 0 | |
| 14 July 2019 12:30 | Report | Hungary | 64–0 | South Korea | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SIN), John Waldow (NZL) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SIN), John Waldow (NZL) |||
| 14 July 2019 12:30 | Report | Parkes 11 | Goals | | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SIN), John Waldow (NZL) |
| 16 July 2019 08:30 | Report | South Korea | 1–30 | Russia | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
| 16 July 2019 08:30 | Report | Kyung 1 | Goals | ten players 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| 18 July 2019 19:10 | Report | Canada | 22–2 | South Korea | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |||
| 18 July 2019 19:10 | Report | Christmas, E. Wright 3 | Goals | Kyung, Lee J. 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Michael Goldenberg (USA) |

**13th–16th place semifinals**

| 20 July 2019 10:30 | Report | South Africa | 26–3 | South Korea | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Kunihiro Sato (JPN) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Kunihiro Sato (JPN) |||
| 20 July 2019 10:30 | Report | three players 4 | Goals | three players 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Kunihiro Sato (JPN) |

**15th place game**

| 22 July 2019 08:00 | Report | South Korea | 0–30 | Cuba | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 22 July 2019 08:00 | Report | | Goals | four players 5 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
