After lengthy struggle, veteran swimmer An Se-hyeon falls back in love with her sport
For the past eight or so years, Korean swimmer An Se-hyeon kept falling in and out of love with her sport. An was at the peak of her powers around 2017 and 2018. At the 2017 world championships in Budapest, she finished fourth in the women's 200-meter butterfly, the highest placement by a Korean female swimmer at the competition. Her time of 2:06.67 still stands as the national record. Also at…
Veteran Korean swimmer An Se-hyeon, after a period of wavering interest in her sport, has found renewed passion for swimming. Once thriving in her early 20s, An's career seemed to stall as her teammates began dominating international competitions. At the 2017 World Championships, she secured a fourth-place finish in the 200m butterfly, setting a national record time of 2:06.67 that has remained unbeaten.
She also established another national record in the 100m butterfly with a time of 57.07 seconds, a mark that still stands. However, An's prominence waned, and she was eventually overshadowed by her fellow swimmers. Now 30 years old, An has reemerged on the scene. She secured her place in this year's Asian Games by winning the 50m butterfly title at the national team trials held in March. Following a training session on Tuesday, An appears to have rediscovered her love for the sport.
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