Korea's women's swimming team has advanced to the finals of the women's 400m medley relay, finishing third overall in the preliminaries. Park Si-eun is now aiming for her third medal of the competition after winning a silver in the women's 200m breaststroke and a bronze in the mixed 400m medley relay.
On September 25, at the Tokyo Aquatics Center, the Korean team recorded a time of 4:05.83 in the preliminaries of the women's 400m medley relay at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games. The team consisted of Lee Eun-ji (backstroke), Park Si-eun (breaststroke, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Sports Association), Lee Song-eun (butterfly, Jeonbuk One Sports Team), and Jo Hyun-joo (freestyle, Gyeongbuk Provincial Office).
Korea finished second in their heat and secured a spot in the finals by placing third overall.
The medley relay consists of 100m each of backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle. Lee Eun-ji swam the backstroke, followed by Park Si-eun in breaststroke, Lee Song-eun in butterfly, and Jo Hyun-joo in freestyle, leading the team to the finals.
Park Si-eun is particularly focused on earning her third medal at this event. On September 24, she set a new Korean record of 2:22.69 in the women's 200m breaststroke final, earning a silver medal and breaking the previous record by 0.52 seconds. She also won a bronze in the mixed 400m medley relay, bringing her medal count to two so far.
With the finals of the women's 400m medley relay approaching, Park Si-eun and her teammates are determined to secure their third medal of the competition.
* This article has been translated by AI.
Copyright ⓒ Aju Press All rights reserved.