Kim Young-beom, Hwang Sun-woo take silver, bronze in men's 100m freestyle swimming

Kim Young-beom and Hwang Sun-woo won silver and bronze in the men’s 100-meter freestyle swimming race at the Asian Games in Tokyo on Sunday. Kim finished in 47.65 seconds, 0.04 behind China’s Pan Zhanle, while Hwang took third in 47.79. Tokyo is hosting all swimming races, and Korea is hoping to build on its 22-medal haul from the previous Asian Games.

Kim Young-beom finished second in 47.65 seconds at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, 0.04 behind Pan Zhanle of China.

Hwang Sun-woo placed third in 47.79 seconds in the same race.

Tokyo is hosting all swimming races, while Nagoya serves as the main host of the quadrennial competition.

Korea won 22 medals in swimming at the previous Asian Games three years ago.

Kim led at the 50m mark in 22.81 seconds, while Pan produced the fastest final 50m split at 24.69 seconds.

Published Sep 20, 2026 7:49 pm KST

Updated Sep 20, 2026 7:50 pm KST

Korean swimmers Kim Young-beom, right, and Hwang Sun-woo celebrate winning a silver and bronze medal, respectively, in the men's 100m freestyle final at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Sunday. Korea Times photo by Yoon Dong-jin

TOKYO — Kim Young-beom and Hwang Sun-woo captured silver and bronze medals in the men's 100-meter freestyle swimming race at the Asian Games on Sunday, the first two of what Korea is hoping will be many medals from the pool.

Kim finished second in 47.65 seconds at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, just 0.04 behind the champion, Pan Zhanle of China. Hwang ended in third place in 47.79 seconds.

Tokyo is hosting all swimming races while the central city of Nagoya serves as the main host of the quadrennial competition.

Korea grabbed 22 medals in swimming at the previous Asian Games three years ago and is hoping to repeat that success this time.

Kim touched the 50m pad first in 22.81 seconds with Singpore's Mikkel Lee making an early run at 22.86 seconds. Pan reached the halfway mark in 22.92 and Hwang was even slower at 22.97.

But Pan demonstrated his patented late surge and had the fastest final 50m split in 24.69. Kim, on the other hand, came home in 24.84, only the fourth-fastest split. Hwang had the third-best split over the final 50m with 24.82.

在周日于东京举行的亚运会男子100米自由泳比赛中，金永范和黄善宇分别获得银牌和铜牌。金永范以47.65秒的成绩夺冠，仅落后中国选手潘占乐0.04秒；黄善宇以47.79秒的成绩获得铜牌。东京承办所有游泳比赛，韩国希望在上届亚运会22枚奖牌的基础上再添佳绩。

金永范在东京水上运动中心以 47.65 秒的成绩获得第二名，落后中国选手潘占乐 0.04 秒。

黄善宇在同一场比赛中以 47.79 秒的成绩获得第三名。

东京承办所有游泳比赛，而名古屋则是四年一度的国际游泳锦标赛的主要举办地。

韩国在三年前的上一届亚运会上获得了22枚游泳奖牌。

金在 50 米处以 22.81 秒的成绩领先，而潘在最后 50 米的分段计时中跑出了最快的 24.69 秒。

发布于2026年9月20日晚上7:49（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年9月20日晚上7:50（韩国标准时间）

韩国游泳运动员金永范（右）和黄善宇分别在2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会男子100米自由泳决赛中获得银牌和铜牌后庆祝。比赛于周日在东京水上运动中心举行。韩国时报尹东镇摄

东京——周日，金永范和黄善宇在亚运会男子100米自由泳比赛中分别获得银牌和铜牌，这是韩国希望在泳池中获得的众多奖牌中的前两枚。

金在东京游泳中心以47.65秒的成绩获得亚军，仅落后冠军、中国选手潘占乐0.04秒。黄以47.79秒的成绩获得季军。

东京承办所有游泳比赛，而中部城市名古屋则是这项四年一度的赛事的主要举办地。

韩国在三年前的上一届亚运会游泳比赛中获得了 22 枚奖牌，希望这次能够再次取得同样的成功。

金泰亨以22.81秒的成绩率先触及50米终点线，新加坡选手李米克尔紧随其后，以22.86秒的成绩位列第二。潘政琮以22.92秒的成绩到达半程，黄锦辉的成绩则更慢，为22.97秒。

但潘政琮展现了他标志性的后程冲刺，以24.69秒的成绩跑出了最后50米的最快分段成绩。相比之下，金孝周的成绩为24.84秒，仅排名第四。黄哲伦的最后50米分段成绩为24.82秒，排名第三。