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Kim Seo-yeong

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Kim Seo-yeong (Korean: 김서영; born March 17, 1994, in Suwon) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. Kim broke a South Korean record of 2:13.65 to take the bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong. Kim qualified for the women's 400 m individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 4:46.56 from the Dong-A Swimming Championships in Ulsan. She topped the second heat by nearly two seconds ahead of seven other swimmers, including former bronze medalists Sara Nordenstam of Norway and four-time Olympian Georgina Bardach of Argentina, breaking her personal best of 4:43.99. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 8 different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Seo-yeong is the 1,009th most popular swimmer (down from 741st in 2024), the 1,470th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,160th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Kim Seo-yeong ranks 1,009 out of 709. Before her are Paweł Juraszek, Max Litchfield, Kacper Majchrzak, Clark Smith, Maggie Mac Neil, and Ashley Twichell. After her are Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, Matthew Temple, Jazmin Carlin, Kiah Melverton, Mary-Sophie Harvey, and Lisa Mamié.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Kim Seo-yeong ranks 1,599. Before her are Lauren Alaina, Walid Bidani, Vincent De Haître, Mantas Knystautas, Dara Howell, and Taishi Nishioka. After her are Alex Etel, Rebecca Parkes, Janine Beckie, Salomé Kora, Sergio Suzuki, and Kristian Pulli.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Seo-yeong ranks 1,470 out of 1,128. Before her are Park Sang-won (2000), Kim Ha-yun (2000), Jeon Ha-young (2001), Ahn Joon-soo (1998), Jung Jin-hwa (1989), and Jung Yu-ra (1992). After her are David Kenny (null), Amy Yang (1989), Yeum Hye-seon (1991), Ha Jee-min (null), Andre Jin Coquillard (1991), and Pyo Seung-ju (1992).

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Among SWIMMERS In South Korea

Among swimmers born in South Korea, Kim Seo-yeong ranks 3. Before her are Park Tae-hwan (1989), and Hwang Sun-woo (2003).

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