The KAIST swimming team KAORI ranked first and third place in men’s and women’s competitions respectively in the 30^th Korea University Swimming Championships held in Gimcheon Indoor Swimming Pool on November 11 and 12. The competition consisted of two divisions: Division One for professional swimmers and Division Two for amateur swimmers, in which 36 KAORI members participated. The competition saw 351 participants from 35 universities including Korea University, Yonsei University, and Chungnam National University. 

Overall, KAORI earned two gold, four silver, and a bronze medal. For the men's individual events, Justin Kim won the gold medal in the 100m Butterfly, setting a new record of 58.58 seconds, as well as another gold medal in the 50m Butterfly. Jooyong Kim won a gold medal in the 200m Individual Medley and Junhyuk Kang won a silver medal in the 100m Freestyle. For the women’s individual competition, Minyoung Choi ranked fourth in both the 50m and 100m Backstroke. Seonghyun Sim finished in fourth place in both the 100m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley. In the team competition, KAORI earned silver medals in both men's Freestyle and Medley Relay and a bronze medal in women's Freestyle Relay. Justin Kim, who was awarded two gold and two silver medals, was named the championship MVP.

KAORI’s training captain Minseok Jang said, “There must have been moments when KAORI members felt they had reached their physical and mental limits as they woke up early in the morning and went through tough swimming training during this year. However, by working hard on the training and dedicating our efforts to better time trials, we were able to achieve good results in the 2023 Korea University Swimming Championships. I want to thank all the KAORI members for showing their best performance and never giving up.”