Kim Ga-Eul ( ko, 김 가을; born January 17, 1997, in

Pohang Pohang () is a city in the province of North Gyeongsang, South Korea, and a main seaport in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River. The city is divided into two wa ...

) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. She is a finalist in the 800 m freestyle at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

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. Kim qualified for the women's 400 m freestyle, as South Korea's youngest swimmer (aged 15), at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 4:15.01 from the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in

Ulsan Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...

. She challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including three-time Olympian

Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl (born August 9, 1985 in Santiago, Chile) is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flag bearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games, 2012 Games and 2016 ...

of Chile. Kim finished the race in last place by nearly 25 seconds behind Singapore's

Lynette Lim Lynette Lim Shu En (Lim Shu-En, zh, 林淑恩 , born 25 April 1992) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Singapore. She swam for Singapore at the 2012 and 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2009 and 2007 World Championships, and the 2007 South East ...

, posting the second-slowest time of 4:43.46. Kim failed to advance into the final, as she placed thirty-fourth overall in the preliminary heats.

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NBC Olympics Profile
1997 births Living people Olympic swimmers for South Korea Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games South Korean female freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Pohang Asian Games competitors for South Korea 21st-century South Korean women {{SouthKorea-swimming-bio-stub