Hwang Sun-woo

On 14 May 2021, he established the new Korean national record of 48.04 in the 100m freestyle and then followed up with a new World Junior Record{{Cite web |title=Swimrankings - Swimming Rankings and Results - Worldwide, International Swim Sport |url=https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=recordDetail&recordListId=50008 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=www.swimrankings.net}} in the men's 200m freestyle.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

In July 2021, he represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He was the flagbearer for South Korea together with Kim Yeon-koung.{{cite web |title=Volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung, teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named S. Korean flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210707008500315 |work=Yonhap News Agency |author=Yoo Jee-ho |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711210633/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210707008500315 |url-status=live}} He competed in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 4 × 200m freestyle relay events. In the 50m freestyle heats event, he did not advance to compete in the semifinal.{{cite web |title=Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM50MFR-------------HEAT--------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |date=30 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=30 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730115947/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM50MFR-------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead}} In the remaining freestyle heats events, he completed at rank 1 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the semifinal.{{cite web |title=Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |date=27 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727112250/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |date=25 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727221100/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=live}} In the freestyle semifinal events, he completed at rank 4 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the final.{{cite web |title=Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MFR------------SFNL--------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |date=28 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728014729/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MFR------------SFNL--------.pdf |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MFR------------SFNL--------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |date=26 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727222300/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM200MFR------------SFNL--------.pdf |url-status=dead}} In the freestyle final events, he completed at rank 5 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m.{{cite web |title=Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |date=29 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729024423/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |date=27 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727015128/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead}} In the freestyle relay event, the team did not advance to compete in the final.{{cite web |title=Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74B_SWMM4X200MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |date=27 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727112925/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74B_SWMM4X200MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead}}

At the 2022 World Championships, Hwang won silver medal in the Men's 200-metre freestyle. In the final, on 20 June, he finished 1:44.47

In December 2022, he won gold in the Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2022 short course FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) with a time of 1:39.72, beating the previous Championship record that was set by Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys in 2018, as well as setting a new Asian record.{{Cite web |last=Jin-hyuk |first=Sung |date=19 December 2022 |title=Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo Breaks Asian Record in Short-Course 200-m Freestyle |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2022/12/19/2022121900830.html |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=The Chosun Ilbo |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Overend |first=Riley |date=18 December 2022 |title=After Breaking Finger in Prelims, Hwang Sunwoo Overcomes Pain to Defend 200 FR Title |url=https://swimswam.com/after-breaking-finger-in-semis-sunwoo-hwang-fights-through-pain-to-defend-200-fr-title/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}

Key: AS = Asian Record; NR = National Record; GR = Asian Games Record; CR = Championship Record, RS= Relay Spilt, MNR= Mare Nostrum Record

Key: AS = Asian Record; NR = National Record; GR = Asian Games Record; CR = Championship Record

• 19th Korea Image Awards (2023) – Korea Image Budding Youth Award{{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=640&aid=0000032458 |last=Lee |first=Jae-lim |title=Lee Jung-jae of 'Squid Game' fame to receive Korea Image Stepping Stone Award |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |via=Naver |date=12 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |language=ko}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20210730050929/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1346003-hwang-sunwoo.htm Hwang Sun-woo] at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (archived)
• {{2022 Asian Games profile|swimming/athlete-profile-n2016281-hwang-sunwoo}}
• [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/sunwoo-hwang_1901612 Hwang Sun-woo] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

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