SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The wait is almost over, as the southern city of Gwangju is preparing to host the first swimming world championships in South Korea starting this week. The 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships will begin Friday, with an opening ceremony scheduled for 8:20 p.m. Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern metropolitan city of Gwangju is gearing up for the top international swimming competition this summer, ready to welcome the best athletes the world has to offer in water. The countdown to the FINA World Aquatics Championships will reach 50 days on Thursday. Under the theme of “Dive [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean swimming stars Park Tae-hwan and An Se-hyeon were named honorary ambassadors for the 2019 world championships Wednesday. The organizing committee for the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships, which take place in Gwangju, 350 kilometers south of Seoul, unveiled Park and An as their goodwill ambassadors. Park is the only South Korean swimmer to win an Olympic medal. He captured the 400-meter freestyle [...]