Back Su-Yeon
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubKang-won-do Cheong[1]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha 100 m breaststroke

Back Su-Yeon (also Baek Su-Yeon, Korean: 백 수연; born July 1, 1991, in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1][2] She edged out her teammate Jung Seul-Ki to take a bronze medal by 0.31 of a second in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with a time of 1:10.22.[3] Back is also a member of Kang-won-do Cheong swimming club in Seoul.[1] Previously in 2006, Back had won bronze in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2006 Asian Games.[4]

Back qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing the FINA A-standard entry time of 2:26.61 at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[5][6] Back shared the seventh fastest qualifying time of 2:25.76 with China's Ji Liping in the morning's preliminary heats to secure a spot for the semifinals.[7][8] In the evening session, Back missed out the final; the top eight fastest swimmers in the semifinals qualified and she was the ninth fastest swimmer; 0.21 of a second behind the eighth-fastest qualifier, lowering her Olympic time to 2:24.67.[9] In the same year, she won two silver medals, in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke at the Asian Championships.[4]

She competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify from the heats.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Back Su-Yeon". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Back Su-Yeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Marsteller, Jason (5 December 2006). "Japan Blazes to Asian Record Time in Men's 400 Free Relay at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Suyeon BACK | Medals | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m breaststroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai, China) – Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Rebecca Soni Surges to Olympic Textile Best in 200 Breast; Micah Lawrence Fourth". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 1". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.


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