| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Born | (1985-08-14) 14 August 1985 (age 39) Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Cheollabukdo Sports Council |
Baek Il-Joo (also Baek Il-Ju, Korean: 백 일주; born August 14, 1985, in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specializes in freestyle events.
Swimming career
Baek qualified for the women's 200 m freestyle, as South Korea's oldest swimmer (aged 26), at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing the FINA B-standard entry time of 2:01.24 at the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in Ulsan.
She challenged four other swimmers on the first heat at the Olympics, including two-time Olympian Natthanan Junkrajang of Thailand. Baek raced to third place by 0.77 of a second behind Switzerland's Danielle Villars with a third-slowest time of 2:04.32. Baek failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-third overall in the preliminary heats.
References
- ^ "Baek Il-Joo". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Baek Il-Joo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m freestyle" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- "Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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