Kim Hyun-joo (swimmer)

Kim Hyun-joo

Personal information
Full name	Kim Hyun-joo
National team	South Korea
Born	2 January 1986
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for South Korea Asian Games 2002 Busan 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Busan 4×200 m freestyle

Kim Hyun-joo (also Kim Hyeon-ju, Korean: 김 현주; born January 2, 1986) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.^[1] She won a total of two bronze medals, as a member of the South Korean team, in the 4×100 m freestyle relay (3:44.81) and 4×200 m freestyle relay (8:19.62) at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.^[2][3]

Kim qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:01.50 (200 m freestyle) from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.^[4][5] She also teamed up with Ryu Yoon-ji, Sun So-eun, and Shim Min-ji in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. Swimming the anchor leg, Kim recorded a split of 55.83, but the South Koreans missed the final by two seconds outside the top 8, in a time of 3:44.84.^[6][7]

In the 200 m freestyle, Kim challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including top medal favorite Dana Vollmer of the United States. She rounded out the field to last place by a 1.62-second margin behind Slovenia's Sara Isaković in 2:03.33. Kim failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall in the prelims.^[8][9]

References

1. "Kim Hyun-Joo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
2. "Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four". Swimming World Magazine. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
3. "China Sweeps All Five Events on Day Two of Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
4. "Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
5. "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
6. "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
7. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Women's 400 Freestyle Relay Prelims: Aussie Women Qualify Fastest Ahead of Team USA; Germans and Dutch in the Mix". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
8. "Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
9. Thomas, Stephen (16 August 2004). "Women's 200 Freestyle, Prelims Day 3: Dana Vollmer Stakes Her Claim as Fastest Qualifier, Benko Also Through to Evening Round". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2013.