South Korea at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

South Korea at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of South Korea
World Aquatics code	KOR
National federation	Korea Swimming Federation
in Singapore
Competitors	35 in 4 sports
Medals Ranked 27th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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South Korea competed at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, 2025.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
	Kim Woo-min	Swimming	Men's 400 metre freestyle	27 July 2025

Competitors

The following is the list of competitors in the Championships. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Diving	3	5	8
High diving	1	0	1
Open water swimming	2	2	4
Swimming	10	12	22
Total	16	19	35

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kang Min-hyuk	1 m springboard	324.00	25	—		Did not advance
	10 m platform	355.35	27	Did not advance
Shin Jung-whi	3 m springboard	379.20	17 Q	347.35	17	Did not advance
	10 m platform	360.50	24	Did not advance
Yi Jae-gyeong	1 m springboard	308.00	32	—		Did not advance
	3 m springboard	384.10	14 Q	384.90	15	Did not advance
Shin Jung-whi Yi Jae-gyeong	3 m synchro springboard	364.41	10	—		Did not advance
Kang Min-hyuk Shin Jung-whi	10 m synchro platform	356.64	10	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jung Da-yeon	1 m springboard	216.95	27	—		Did not advance
	3 m springboard	277.75	14 Q	226.30	18	Did not advance
Kim Su-ji	1 m springboard	229.50	19	—		Did not advance
Ko Hyeon-ju	10 m platform	241.95	28	Did not advance
Lee Ye-joo	3 m springboard	197.15	44	Did not advance
Moon Na-yun	10 m platform	280.00	14 Q	262.40	15	Did not advance
Jung Da-yeon Lee Ye-joo	3 m synchro springboard	229.53	13	—		Did not advance
Ko Hyeon-ju Moon Na-yun	10 m synchro platform	270.60	9	—		Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Yi Jae-gyeong Jung Da-yeon	3 m synchro springboard	228.72	14
Shin Jung-whi Moon Na-yun	10 m synchro platform	259.62	10
Kang Min-hyuk Lee Ye-joo Moon Na-yun Yi Jae-gyeong	Team event	323.00	15

High diving

Main article: High diving at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Choi Byung-hwa	Men's high diving	211.80	21

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semi-final		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Oh Se-beom	Men's 3 km knockout sprints	17:48.4	16	Did not advance
	Men's 5 km	—				1:01:22.4	34
	Men's 10 km	—				2:11:33.9	41
Park Jae-hun	Men's 3 km knockout sprints	17:13.9	12	Did not advance
	Men's 5 km	—				1:01:03.9	28
	Men's 10 km	—				Did not finish

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semi-final		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hwang Ji-yeon	Women's 3 km knockout sprints	19:19.8	21	Did not advance
	Women's 5 km	—				1:11:42.7	48
	Women's 10 km	—				2:22:18.8	41
Kim Sue-ah	Women's 3 km knockout sprints	20:07.5	23	Did not advance
	Women's 5 km	—				1:11:15.8	47
	Women's 10 km	—				2:29:57.5	49

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Oh Se-beom Park Jae-hun Kim Sue-ah Hwang Ji-yeon	Team relay	1:16:01.0	17

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

South Korea entered 22 swimmers. ^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semi-final		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cho Sung-jae	200 m breaststroke	2:11.13	14 Q	2:10.23	10	Did not advance
Choi Dong-yeol	50 m breaststroke	27.13	13 Q	27.05	15	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	59.99	17	Did not advance
Hwang Sun-woo	100 m freestyle	47.94	8 Q	47.94	13	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:46.12	8 Q	1:44.84	2 Q	1:44.72	4
Ji Yu-chan	50 metre freestyle	21.80	9 Q	21.77 21.66 AS	8 S/off 1 Q	21.71	7
	50 m butterfly	23.57	30	Did not advance
Kim Young-beom	100 m freestyle	48.50	21	Did not advance
Kim Woo-min	400 m freestyle	3:44.99	3 Q	—		3:42.60
Kim Min-seop	200 m butterfly	1:56.34	15 Q	1:57.35	16	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	Disqualified		—		Did not advance
Kim Min-suk	200 m individual medley	2:01.61	26	Did not advance
Lee Ju-ho	100 m backstroke	53.79	17	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	1:56.50	5 Q	1:55.70 NR	9	Did not advance
Lee Ho-joon	200 m freestyle	1:47.36	21	Did not advance
Kim Young-beom Kim Woo-min Lee Ho-joon Hwang Sun-woo	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:04.68	3 Q	—		7:02.29	5
Lee Ju-ho Choi Dong-yeol Kim Young-beom Hwang Sun-woo	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:32.54	8 Q	—		3:32.32	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semi-final		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hur Yeon-kyung	50 m freestyle	25.61	33	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	55.58	31	Did not advance
Jo Hyun-ju	200 m freestyle	1:58.10 NR	15 Q	1:58.72	16	Did not advance
Kim Chae-yun	800 m freestyle	8:48.92	23	—		Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	16:47.88	21			Did not advance
Kim Do-yeon	100 m butterfly	59.78	29	Did not advance
Kim Seung-won	50 m backstroke	27.75	7 Q	27.95	15	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:00.51	15 Q	1:00.54	16	Did not advance
Kim Bo-min	400 m individual medley	4:51.55	19	—		Did not advance
Ko Ha-ru	50 m breaststroke	31.99	34	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:08.46	32	Did not advance
Lee Lee-na	50 m butterfly	27.01	34	Did not advance
Lee Song-eun	200 m individual medley	2:16.87	29	Did not advance
Park Si-eun	200 m breaststroke	2:26.74	15 Q	2:29.67	16	Did not advance
Park Su-jin	200 m butterfly	2:10.17	16 Q	2:10.26	14	Did not advance
Park Hee-kyung	400 m freestyle	4:12.86	18	—		Did not advance
Jo Hyun-ju Hur Yeonk-yung Lee Lee-na Kim Do-yeon	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:45.64	13	—		Did not advance
Park Hee-kyung Kim Bo-min Park Su-jin Jo Hyun-ju	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:01.11	9	—		Did not advance
Kim Seung-won Ko Ha-ru Kim Do-yeon Hur Yeon-kyung	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:04.36	15	—		Did not advance

References

1. "Competition athletes". World Aquatics . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
2. "Entries Book" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.