Park Si-eun claims silver in women's breaststroke swimming
TOKYO — Park Si-eun grabbed a surprising silver medal in the women's 200-meter breaststroke swimming at the Asian Games on Thursday. Park finished with a new national record time of 2:22.69 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, just 0.12 second back of the champion from Japan, Kotomi Kato. Swimming in Lane 5, Park led Kato by 0.72 second at the 150m mark, but Park came home in 37.41 seconds, compared to…
TOKYO — Park Si-eun secured a silver medal in the women's 200-meter breaststroke swimming event at the Asian Games on Thursday. The 19-year-old finished with a time of 2:22.69, just 0.12 seconds behind Japan's champion, Kotomi Kato, who claimed the gold with a time of 2:22.57 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Park, who started in Lane 5, led Kato by 0.72 seconds at the 150-meter mark but ultimately crossed the finish line 37.41 seconds after Kato, whose time was 36.57 seconds.
Park's teammate Zhu Leiju of China took the bronze medal, swimming a 2:25.51. The South Korean swimmer expressed her motivation to the event, crediting her inspiration to former swimmer Jeong Da-rae, who won the 2010 Asiad gold in the women's 200m breaststroke. Park spent considerable time training, with no days off, even as her friends enjoyed their leisure time, driven by her desire to perform well in the Asian Games.
She stated that her long hours in the pool were well worth it, as she aimed to win a gold medal and fell just short of that goal.
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