Lee Ho-joon, who swam as the No. 4 swimmer, said, “Everyone has been competing a lot, and my brother Yang Jae-hoon (who specializes in the relay) must have felt more pressure because it was his first race, but he did a good job and set a new Korean record, so we will do our best with a lighter heart in the afternoon.” Yang Jae-hoon, who did not compete in the individual event, said, “I set the Korean record with a sportstotozone good time in the preliminaries. In the final, I will refine it a little bit and show a good performance.” Kim Woo-min, who played the No. 2 role, promised, “I set a new Korean record with a good teammate, so I’ll work harder and show a good performance.” In the preliminaries, Australia, who are in the best form of the tournament, took first place in 7:04.37, followed by the USA (7:06.07), Italy (7:06.12), Great Britain (7:06.20) and France (7:06.40).