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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, October 20. AFTER two years living in the United States, South Korea native Minki Kang has announced that he\u2019ll attend Missouri State University next fall.<\/p>\n
Kang is primarily a distance freestyler who told Swimming World that he came to the United States with the hopes of becoming a better swimmer and gain a first-class education. He has the chops to help the Bears\u2019 distance program right away, with a lifetime best 9:10.04 in the 1000-yard freestyle and 15:22.47 in the 1650-yard freestyle while representing the Arkansas Dolphins Swim Team. He also has talent in the 500 free with a lifetime best 4:27.31 and potential in the 400 IM with a 3:58.99 personal best.<\/p>\n
Missouri State has a rising Division I program that sent two athletes to the 2014 NCAA championships, the first time the Bears had more than one representative at the meet in a season. Kang said he wants to reach those same heights.<\/p>\n
\u201cI choose Missouri State University because I felt that I’m already part of the team when I met the teammates on my recruiting trip\u201d Kang said. \u201cThey always cheer each other, and they are the closest team I’ve ever seen. I have seen that they are getting bigger and faster the last few years and I believe that MSU could be top 15 in the NCAA the next few years. I want to be the next qualifier for the Olympics and a scorer at NCAAs after Paul Le and Uvis Kalnims. I’m looking forward to joining the team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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