Jeong Da-rae

{{Short description|South Korean swimmer (born 1991)}}

{{family name hatnote|Jeong||lang=Korean}}

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| fullname = Jeong Da-rae

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| strokes = Breaststroke

| club = Jeollanam Sports

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

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| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | South Korea }}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Guangzhou | 200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|East Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Hong Kong | 200 m breaststroke}}

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{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 정다래

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| rr = Jeong Darae

| mr = Chŏng Tarae

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Jeong Da-rae ({{langx|ko|정다래}}; born December 2, 1991) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.{{cite web|title=Jeong Da-Rae|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/jeong-darae-1099676/|website=London2012.com|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=3 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518191012/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/jeong-darae-1099676/|archive-date=18 May 2013}}{{cite sports-reference|title = Jeong Da-Rae|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/jeong-da-rae-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233531/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/jeong-da-rae-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 17 April 2020|access-date = 3 April 2013}} She is a gold medalist in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Jeong made her official debut, as a 16-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke. She cleared a FINA B-cut of 2:27.78 from the Good Luck Beijing China Open.{{cite web|title=Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Breaststroke|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|format=PDF|page=71|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|access-date=10 April 2013|archive-date=4 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004033253/http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Good Luck Beijing China Open: Day Two Prelims |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/16864.asp |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=1 February 2008 |access-date=11 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801022938/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/16864.asp |archive-date= 1 August 2013 }} On the evening preliminaries, Jeong rounded out the semifinal field by taking the final spot in a lifetime best of 2:27.28, just half a second (0.50) faster than her entry time.{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 4 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW032900/index.html |work=Beijing 2008 |publisher=NBC Olympics |access-date=18 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062305/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW032900/index.html |archive-date=21 August 2012 }}{{cite news|last=Lohn |first=John |title=Olympics, Swimming: Rebecca Soni Sets Olympic, American Record to Lead 200 Breast Qualifying |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18804.asp |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=13 August 2008 |access-date=3 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623064348/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18804.asp |archive-date=23 June 2013 }} The next morning's session, Jeong failed to qualify for the final, as she placed fourteenth overall in the semifinal run at 2:28.28.{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 1|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW032200/index.html|work=Beijing 2008|publisher=NBC Olympics|access-date=18 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062209/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW032200/index.html|archive-date=21 August 2012}}

At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Jeong matched her preliminary heat time of 2:25.00 in the semifinals, but finished only in twelfth place.{{cite news|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Annamay Pierse Leads Way in 200 Breast Prelims With Meet Record |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21897.asp |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=30 July 2009 |access-date=3 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627105221/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21897.asp |archive-date=27 June 2013 }} Six months later, she edged out her teammate Jung Seul-ki to take a silver medal by a two-tenth margin (0.20) in the same discipline at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong, breaking her personal best of 2:24.90.{{cite news|title=East Asian Games: Takuro Fujii Doubles After Asian Record Yesterday|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22929.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=9 December 2009|access-date=3 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625082811/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22929.asp|archive-date=25 June 2013}}

At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Jeong picked up the women's 200 m breaststroke title in 2:25.02, beating two Chinese swimmers for the silver and bronze medals.{{cite news|title=South Korean wins women's 200m breaststoke gold at Asian Games|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90867/7202729.html|work=Xinhua News Agency|publisher=People's Daily|date=17 November 2010|access-date=3 April 2013}}{{cite news|last=Perry |first=Martin |title=Park blitzes third gold amid taekwondo conspiracy row |url=http://www.laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=12140 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421171130/http://www.laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=12140 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=21 April 2013 |publisher=The Laredo Sun |date=18 November 2010 |access-date=3 April 2013 }} Jeong's best effort at the Asian Games moved her up to fifteenth in the world rankings.{{cite news|title=Asian Games: Tae Hwan Park Earns Third Gold, Zhao Jing Still Posting Fast Times|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25706.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=17 November 2010|access-date=3 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228201526/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25706.asp|archive-date=28 December 2013}}

Four years after competing in her first Olympics, Jeong qualified for her second South Korean team, as a 20-year-old, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She attained a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:26.07 from the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in Ulsan.{{cite news|title=Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m breaststroke |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/qual_lists/women_200breast.pdf |publisher=FINA |access-date=2 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116062409/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/qual_lists/women_200breast.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2012 }} Jeong shared a fourteenth-fastest qualifying time of 2:26.83 with Russia's Yuliya Efimova in the morning's preliminary heats to secure a spot for the semifinals.{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 4|url=http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/phase=sww032900/index.html|website=London2012.com|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=9 February 2013|archive-date=9 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209112954/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/phase=sww032900/index.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=2012 London Olympics: Rebecca Soni Surges to Olympic Textile Best in 200 Breast; Micah Lawrence Fourth|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31512.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=1 August 2012|access-date=3 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128025226/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31512.asp|archive-date=28 January 2013}} On the evening session, Jeong failed to qualify for the final, as she finished her semifinal run with a slowest time of 2:28.74.{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 2|url=http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/phase=sww032200/index.html|website=London2012.com|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=9 February 2013|archive-date=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404114909/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/phase=sww032200/index.html|url-status=dead}}