About Baek Il-joo
Born 1985. Baek Il-joo is a South Korean swimmer.
Swimming career Baek qualified for the women's 200 m freestyle, as South Korea's oldest swimmer (aged 26), at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing the FINA B-standard entry time of 2:01.24 at the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in Ulsan.
She challenged four other swimmers on the first heat at the Olympics, including two-time Olympian Natthanan Junkrajang of Thailand. Baek raced to third place by 0.77 of a second behind Switzerland's Danielle Villars with a third-slowest time of 2:04.32. Baek failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-third overall in the preliminary heats.
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Who is Baek Il-joo?
South Korean Olympic swimmer
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Baek Il-joo was born on 14 August 1985 in Seoul.
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Baek Il-joo is a swimmer.
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Baek Il-joo is South Korean.
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