(Asiad) Park Si-eun claims silver in women's breaststroke swimming
TOKYO, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- Park Si-eun grabbed a surprising silver medal in the women's 200-meter breaststroke swimming at the Asian Games on Thursday.
Park finished with a time of 2:22.69 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, just 0.12 second back of the champion from Japan, Kotomi Kato.
Swimming in Lane 5, Park led Kato by 0.72 second at the 150m mark, but Park came home in 37.41 seconds, compared to 36.57 seconds by the Japanese.
Zhu Leiju of China got the bronze in 2:25.51.
Park Si-eun of South Korea competes in the heats for the women's 200-meter breaststroke swimming event at the Asian Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2026. (Yonhap)
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