Back Su-yeon

Back Su-Yeon
Personal information
Nationality  South Korea
Born (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Club Kang-won-do Cheong[1]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
2006 Doha 100 m breaststroke

Back Su-Yeon (also Baek Su-Yeon, Korean: 백 수연; born July 1, 1991 in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1][2] She edged out her teammate Jung Seul-Ki to take a bronze medal by 0.31 of a second in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with a time of 1:10.22.[3] Back is also a member of Kang-won-do Cheong swimming club in Seoul.[1]

Back qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:26.61 from the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[4][5] Back shared a seventh fastest qualifying time of 2:25.76 with China's Ji Liping in the morning's preliminary heats to secure a spot for the semifinals.[6][7] On the evening session, Back missed out of an eight-seed final, as she placed ninth in the semifinal run by 0.21 of a second, lowering her Olympic time to 2:24.67.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Back Su-Yeon". London 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Back Su-Yeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Marsteller, Jason (5 December 2006). "Japan Blazes to Asian Record Time in Men's 400 Free Relay at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m breaststroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai, China) – Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3". London 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Rebecca Soni Surges to Olympic Textile Best in 200 Breast; Micah Lawrence Fourth". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 1". London 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.


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