Jo O-ryeon (, 5 October 1952 – 4 August 2009) was a South Korean freestyle

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed in two events at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. He later practiced long-distance open-water swimming, swimming the

Korea Strait The Korea Strait is a sea passage in East Asia between Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The strait is split by the Tsushima Island into the Western Channel and t ...

in 1980, and at the end of that year was awarded the Chreongryong Medal for his athletic feats. In 1982, he swam the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

, crossing from England-to-France in 9:35. In 2003 Jo served on the Korean Olympic Committee.

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* 1952 births 2009 deaths South Korean male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Korea Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1974 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games English Channel swimmers 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-swimming-bio-stub