SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A renewed spike in coronavirus cases in South Korea has focused a growing number of water lovers’ interest on indoor swimming pools. With the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surging in recent weeks, many water park operators have had no choice but to delay their official opening day in [...]
GWANGJU, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — At the FINA World Masters Championships Gwangju 2019, a gathering of swimming enthusiasts, sad or funny scenes have been displayed, drawing laughter and exclamations from the audience. In particular, unexpected scenes were shown in swimming races and diving competitions, sometimes drawing exclamations and sometimes laughter. Diving is a sport [...]
GWANGJU, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The FINA World Masters Championships Gwangju 2019, a festival of world swimming enthusiasts, saw its curtain rise Monday. The competition will be held until August 18. The event is all the more meaningful and attractive with vast a number of elderly participants. According to the event’s organizing committee, a [...]
GWANGJU, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — High diving is expected to be one of the most popular events during the 2019 FINA World Championships scheduled to take place in two southwestern South Korean cities — Gwangju and Yeosu — in July, its organizer said Tuesday. The biennial FINA World Championships will be held in Gwangju, [...]
INCHEON, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan returned home from his Australian training camp on Tuesday to compete for a spot on the national team. Park spent the past three months training in Sydney. He’s back home for the national trials that start Friday in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul. The trials, Park’s first competition of the season, will determine who will represent the [...]