Byun Jae-jun

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Byun Jae-jun (born 2003) is a South Korean artistic swimmer. He is the first Korean male Artistic swimmer. [1] He finished 10th in both the mixed duet technical and mixed duet free events at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. [2]

Byun's mother, Lee Ju-young, competed in artistic swimming, as well. His father is South Korean singer Byun Jin-sub. [2]

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References

  1. Cho, Young-joon (2023-07-16). "Byun Jae-jun and Kim Ji-hye, World Championship Artistic Mixed Duet Final 10th". SPOTV. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. 1 2 Yonhap (2023-07-22). "Friendship does wonders for artistic swimming tandem". The Korea Herald . Retrieved 2023-10-21.