Back Su-Yeon (also ''Baek Su-Yeon'', ko, 백 수연; born July 1, 1991, in

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) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She edged out her teammate

Jung Seul-Ki Jung Seul-ki (also ''Jeong Seul-gi'', ko, 정슬기; born July 13, 1988) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She finished eleventh in the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a caree ...

to take a bronze medal by 0.31 of a second in the 200 m breaststroke at the

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, with a time of 1:10.22. Back is also a member of Kang-won-do Cheong swimming club in Seoul. Previously in 2006, Back had won bronze in the 100 m breaststroke at the

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. Back qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke at the

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, by eclipsing the FINA A-standard entry time of 2:26.61 at the

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. 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. 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. In the same year, she won two silver medals, in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke at the

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. She competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the

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, but did not qualify from the heats.

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NBC Olympics Profile
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