Lee Ji-young (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Ji-young |
| National team |
 South Korea |
| Born |
10 July 1989 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Peddie Aquatics (U.S.) |
Lee Ji-young (also Lee Ji-yeong, Korean: 이 지영; born July 10, 1989) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She became the first female South Korean in history to train in the United States, and swim for the Peddie Aquatic Association in Hightstown, New Jersey.[2]
As one of South Korea's youngest swimmers, Lee qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by achieving FINA A-standard entry time of 2:31.32 (200 m breaststroke) from the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in Seoul.[3][4] In the 100 m breaststroke, Lee challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including two-time Olympian İlkay Dikmen of Turkey. She edged out New Zealand's Annabelle Carey to take a seventh spot and thirty-third overall by 0.29 of a second in 1:12.93.[5][6] In her second event, 200 m breaststroke, Lee placed twenty-fourth overall on the morning's preliminaries. Swimming in the final heat of five, she rounded out a field of seven swimmers to last place in 2:34.55, more than three seconds off her entry time.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Lee Ji-Young". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (27 January 2010). "New Peddie Pool Opens Tonight Versus Germantown Academy". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 5". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Women's 200 Breaststroke Day 5 Prelims: Leisel Jones Leads the Way Again in 2:26.02". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2013.