▲ South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-soo (C) takes a start in the heat for the men's 200-meter freestyle at the National Swimming Championships at Nambu University International Swimming Pool in Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul, on June 13, 2023. (Yonhap)

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Freestyle swimmer Hwang Sun-woo clocks season best in world championships tuneup

By Yoo Jee-ho

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean freestyle swimmer Hwang Sun-woo established a new season high in his main event in a tuneup for the world championships Tuesday.

Hwang won the men's 200-meter freestyle race at the National Swimming Championships in Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul, with a time of 1:44.61.

His previous season best had been 1:45.36 at the national team trials in March.

Hwang's time Tuesday is also the fastest time in the world in 2023, besting the time of 1:44.65 set by Pan Zhanle of China on May 4.

Hwang owns the South Korean national record in the 200m freestyle with 1:44.47, set while winning silver at last year's world championships in Budapest.

Hwang will chase his second straight world championships medal in Fukuoka, Japan, in July.

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