Jeong Da-rae ( ko, 정다래; born December 2, 1991) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She is a gold medalist in the 200 m breaststroke at the

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, China. Jeong made her official debut, as a 16-year-old, at the

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, 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. 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. 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. At the

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, Italy, Jeong matched her preliminary heat time of 2:25.00 in the semifinals, but finished only in twelfth place. Six months later, 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 silver medal by a two-tenth margin (0.20) in the same discipline at the

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, China, breaking her personal best of 2:24.90. At the

, Jeong picked up the women's 200 m breaststroke title in 2:25.02, beating two Chinese swimmers for the silver and bronze medals. Jeong's best effort at the Asian Games moved her up to fifteenth in the world rankings. Four years after competing in her first Olympics, Jeong qualified for her second South Korean team, as a 20-year-old, at the

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. She attained a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:26.07 from the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in

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. Jeong shared a fourteenth-fastest qualifying time of 2:26.83 with Russia's

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in the morning's preliminary heats to secure a spot for the semifinals. 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.

personal life

On August 10, 2022, Jeong posted a wedding dress on Instagram that she is getting married to her non-celebrity boyfriend in September 2022.

References

External links

NBC Olympics Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeong, Da-rae 1991 births Living people South Korean female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of South Korea Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from South Jeolla Province Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century South Korean women