Lee Ho-joon (22, Daegu Metropolitan Government) finished seventh (1:48.10) in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang .In five years, Lee has gone from an Asian Games finalist to a World Championship finalist .Last month, Lee finished sixth in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the Fukuoka 2022 World Aquatics Championships in 1:46.04.He and Hwang Sun-woo (20-Gangwon Provincial Office) made history by becoming the first South Korean swimmers to reach the final at the same time in the history of the World Aquatics Championships .At the Hangzhou Asian Games, which begin on Feb. 23, Hwang and Lee could share the podium in an individual event. “I’m returning to the Asian Games after five years,” Lee said after arriving at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport on Nov. 21, “I’ve improved my performance and matured mentally, and I’ve also prepared very hard. I hope to get a good result this time .”By “good results,” he means breaking his personal best and winning a medal .From the outside, the men’s 200m freestyle at the Hangzhou Asian Games is a ‘two-horse race’ between Huang Sunwu (CHN) and Fan Zhanle (CHN).Sun Wu Huang has won back-to-back World Championship medals in the men’s 200m freestyle at Budapest 2022 and Fukuoka 2023. His personal best in this event is 1:44.42.Pan’s personal best in the 200-meter freestyle is 1:44.65.However, Lee had a better performance at the Fukuoka World Aquatics Championships. While Pan finished 10th in the semifinals and failed to qualify for the final, Lee punched his ticket to the final with a time of 1:45.93, good for sixth place.” Pan Zanler has a better time than my personal best (1:45.70),” he said, “and because Hwang Sun-woo and Pan Zanler are in the spotlight, I can keep my pace more casually. “Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s not competitive. “If I look at my speed in training, I can definitely challenge for a medal. “Of course, practice is more important than training,” he said, “and my goal is to beat my personal best. If I achieve this goal, I will be able to win a medal at the Asian Games.” “My training is better than at the World Championships in July. “If I play with a positive mindset, I will be able to achieve what I want,” he said, adding that his physical condition has also improved .Lee is also hoping to win the men’s 800-meter freestyle relay, where he will team up with Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min and Yang Jae-hoon. “All four of us are in better shape now than we were in Fukuoka,” Lee said, “and we 카지노사이트킹 are looking to break not only the Korean record (7:04.07) but also the Asian record (7:02.26, held by Japan).”