South Korean swimmer (born 1986)
Kim Hyun-joo
Full name Kim Hyun-joo National team South Korea Born (1986-01-02 ) 2 January 1986 (age 39) Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Sport Swimming Strokes Freestyle
Kim Hyun-joo (also Kim Hyeon-ju , Korean : 김현주 ; born January 2, 1986) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[ 1] 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (3:44.81) and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay (8:19.62) at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea .[ 2] [ 3]
Kim qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:01.50 (200 m freestyle) from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain .[ 4] [ 5] Ryu Yoon-ji , Sun So-eun , and Shim Min-ji in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay . Swimming the anchor leg, Kim recorded a split of 55.83, but the South Koreans missed the final by two seconds outside the top 8, in a time of 3:44.84.[ 6] [ 7]
In the 200 m freestyle , Kim challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including top medal favorite Dana Vollmer of the United States. She rounded out the field to last place by a 1.62-second margin behind Slovenia's Sara Isaković in 2:03.33. Kim failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall in the prelims.[ 8] [ 9]
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