TOKYO — The South Korean national swimming delegation arrived in Tokyo for the Asian Games with a goal of replicating its success from three years ago. The team is leaving the Japanese capital having won fewer medals than it had in Hangzhou, China, but having also witnessed the rise of a new force. South Korea finished with 20 medals across six days at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, with one gold, six silvers and 13 bronzes. At the 2023 Hangzhou Asiad, South Korea collected 22 medals from the pool, the most it had won at a single Asiad, including six gold medals. Two freestyle alpha dogs, Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo, led the charge then. The two combined for the gold in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay, while Kim won the 400m and the 800m freestyle titles, and Hwang was the 200m freestyle champion. This year, the 20-year-old Kim Young-beom emerged as the future of South Korean swimming. The strapping freestyler opened his campaign with a silver medal in the men's 100m freestyle, where he led the world record holder Pan Zhanle down the stretch before letting the Chinese swimmer beat him b