Swimming Media Outlet Forecast: "Kim Woo-Min, Paris Olympics 400m Freestyle Bronze Medal"
Men's 400m Freestyle: 4-Way Battle Between Martens, Short, Winnington, and Kim Woo-min.
SwimSwam, a swimming media outlet, predicted that Woo-Min Kim (22, Gangwon-do Provincial Office) will win a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
SwimSwam, which is gradually filling up its medal prospects for swimming events at the Paris Olympics, predicted the results of the men's 400m freestyle on the 6th (Korean time) and put Woo-Min Kim's name in 3rd place. 메이저사이트
SwimSwam predicted that Samuel Short (Australia) would win first place in the men's 400m freestyle at the Paris Olympics, and Lucas Martens (Germany) would come in second.
The media outlet predicted that Woo-Min Kim would push out Elijah Winington (Australia) and stand on the podium.
SwimSwam explained the state of the event by saying, "The men's 400m freestyle medal race is solidifying into a four-way battle between Martens, Short, Winington, and Woo-Min Kim," and "There are other contenders, but it will be difficult for them to surpass these four."
In fact, the top four records for the men's 400m freestyle this year are Martens (3:40.33), Winnington (3:41.41), Short (3:41.64), and Kim Woo-min (3:42.42).
Oliver Klimet (Germany), who came in fifth with a time of 3:42.82, is considered a dark horse.
Kim Woo-min emerged as a 'winner' at the Paris Olympics after winning the 2024 Doha World Championships in February with a then-personal best time of 3:42.71.
At the Doha Games, Woo-Min Kim won the 200m race by choosing a 'first sprint' strategy of turning in at 1 minute 49.17 seconds, fending off the late pursuit of Winnington (3 minutes 42.86 seconds) and Martens (3 minutes 42.96 seconds).
Afterwards, Woo-Min Kim further shortened his personal best and settled in the center of the world.
SwimSwam analyzed, "When Woo-Min Kim set a personal best of 3 minutes 42.42 seconds at the third competition of the Mare Nostrum Series in June this year, he turned the 200m at 1 minute 49.44 seconds and maintained a good record in the remaining 200m," and "This change in strategy could help him win a medal at the Paris Olympics."
The men's 400m freestyle is the first event in swimming to produce a medal at the Paris Olympics.
At the Doha World Championships, Kim Woo-min also became the first gold medalist in a swimming event, and the first Korean champion in a World Aquatics Championship in 13 years since Park Tae-hwan at the 2011 Shanghai Games.
If Kim Woo-min wins a medal in the men's 400m freestyle final at the Paris Olympics, which starts at 3:42 a.m. Korean time on July 28, he will become the first Korean Olympic medalist in swimming in 12 years since Park Tae-hwan at the 2012 London Games.