Personal information | |
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Full name | Kim Jin-woo |
National team | Kenya |
Born | Mombasa, Kenya | 17 February 1983
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Club | Mombasa Aquatics Club |
Kim Jin-woo (born February 17, 1983) is a retired Kenyan swimmer of Korean descent, who specialized in butterfly events. [1] Born and raised by Korean immigrants, Kim became one of the first Kenyans to compete in Olympic swimming after 44 years. [2] He also held a national record (2.42.18) in the 200 m individual medley from an age group meet in 1998, until it was broken by teenager Tory Pragassa twelve years later. [3] [4]
Kim qualified only for the men's 100 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:00.52. [5] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including Malaysia's top favorite Anthony Ang, and Latvia's three-time Olympian Artūrs Jakovļevs. He posted a Kenyan record of 59.55 to overhaul a one-minute barrier and save a sixth spot over Pakistan's Kamal Salman Masud. Kim failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixtieth overall in the prelims. [6] [7]
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