Baek Il-joo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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South Korean Olympic swimmer
Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1985
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Baek Il-joo
- Baek Il-Joo (also Baek Il-Ju, Korean: ? ??; born August 14, 1985 in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specializes in freestyle events.
- 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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