Kim Jin-Woo (swimmer)

Kim Jin-Woo
Personal information
Nationality  Kenya
Born 17 February 1983
Mombasa, Kenya
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 in Mombasa) 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Kim Jin-Woo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Njenga, Peter (10 December 2000). "Kenya: The Kenyan With A Difference". The Daily Nation (AllAfrica.com). Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Ndunda, Ernest (9 February 2011). "New records set at Coast Age Group and Relay event". The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Sheriff, Abdulrahman (3 June 2012). "Dunford records sink in Aga Khan Academy". The Daily Nation. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 206. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (100m Butterfly)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 7 July 2013.