SWIMMING PRIZE MONEY · 26TH OF 42 NATIONS
South Korea swimming prize money
South Korea's swimmers have won £29,850 between 9 swimmers, 0.4% of all the swimming prize money we hold. Hwang Sun-woo leads on £3,835.
PRIZE MONEY£30k
SWIMMERS9
TITLES0
NATION RANK26th
South Korea's swimmers
By career swimming prize money
| # | SWIMMER | WORLD | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwang Sun-woo | 189 | 0 | £3,835£4k |
| 2 | Kim Woo-min | 201 | 0 | £3,609£4k |
| 3 | Back Su-yeon | 212 | 0 | £3,534£4k |
| 4 | Lee Ju-ho | 224 | 0 | £3,383£3k |
| 5 | Han Da-kyung | 234 | 0 | £3,308£3k |
| 6 | Park Si-eun | 255 | 0 | £3,083£3k |
| 7 | Jeong So-eun | 261 | 0 | £3,083£3k |
| 8 | Lee Ho-joon | 274 | 0 | £3,008£3k |
| 9 | Ryu Ji-won | 275 | 0 | £3,008£3k |
South Korea's top 9
Where South Korea's money was won
South Korea prize money by competition, all 2
South Korea against other nations
Swimming prize money by nation, the countries either side
| # | NATION | SWIMMERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Lithuania | 3 | £126,767£127k |
| 15 | Sweden | 6 | £118,947£119k |
| 16 | Brazil | 5 | £109,662£110k |
| 17 | Poland | 3 | £86,053£86k |
| 18 | Russia | 15 | £77,368£77k |
| 19 | Great Britain | 8 | £76,429£76k |
| 20 | Japan | 10 | £63,459£63k |
| 21 | New Zealand | 2 | £58,647£59k |
| 22 | Israel | 3 | £49,098£49k |
| 23 | Spain | 2 | £34,699£35k |
| 24 | Belgium | 7 | £34,549£35k |
| 25 | Slovenia | 2 | £30,526£31k |
| 26 | South Korea | 9 | £29,850£30k |
| 27 | Ireland | 3 | £25,714£26k |
| 28 | Estonia | 3 | £23,910£24k |
| 29 | Czechia | 3 | £14,023£14k |
| 30 | Greece | 2 | £10,526£11k |
| 33 | Austria | 2 | £7,218£7k |
| 35 | Singapore | 2 | £6,617£7k |
| 36 | Serbia | 2 | £6,391£6k |
| 40 | Portugal | 2 | £2,331£2k |
| 1 | United States | 48 | £1,375,301£1.4m |
| 2 | Australia | 33 | £814,060£814k |
| 3 | Italy | 24 | £620,940£621k |
| 4 | France | 15 | £429,286£429k |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money have South Korea's swimmers won?
£29,850 between 9 swimmers, 26th of the 42 nations on our swimming money list.
Who is South Korea's highest earning swimmer?
Hwang Sun-woo, with £3,835.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on swimming prize money, and across every individual sport on prize money by nation.