SEOUL, South Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo has claimed gold in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Qatar. Hwang clocked 1:44.75 for the gold at the World Aquatics Championships at Aspire Dome in Doha on Tuesday (local time). Danas Rapsys of Lithuania finished 0.30 second back for the silver. Luke Hobson of the United States won the bronze medal in 1:45.26. Hwang is just the third South Korean swimmer to win a world title, joining Park Tae-hwan, who won the men's 400m freestyle titles in 2007 and 2011, and Kim Woo-min, who captured the men's 400m freestyle gold on Sunday in Doha. Hwang is now the first South Korean swimmer to grab a medal at three straight world championships. He won silver in the 200m freestyle two years ago and followed that up with bronze last year. Hwang's medal was South Korea's fourth in Doha, the most the country has won at a single world championship. Prior to the gold medals by Kim and Hwang, South Korea picked up two bronze medals in diving: by Kim Su-ji in the women's 3m springboard and by Kim and Yi Jae-gyeong in the mixed 3m synchronized event. Source: Yonhap News Agency