-Founded the only professional university sports team in Daegu and Gyeongbuk region
-Appointed the professor. Jae-yeol Kwon, the former national team athlete, as a manager, consisting of 7 athletes

Kyungil university (president Hyun-Tae Jeong) founded the swimming team and held its inauguration ceremony in the main conference room at 2 pm on Thursday, April 29. The foundation ceremony was held in the order of congratulations of guests, introductions of players and leaders, and delivery of representative team flag, attended by president Hyun-Tae Jeong, Chang-hoon Jeong, the chairman of the Korea Swimming Federation, and other guests.

Kyungil university's swimming team, which is the only Daegu-Gyeongbuk university team, is established in the form of a professional sports team, consisting of a total of 9 athletes. Kwon Jae-yeol, who is the former national team athlete and the current Kyungil university professor, is appointed as a manager.

Kyungil university is the alma mater of Seo-young Kim. She is not only the gold medalist of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games but the current representative star of Korean swimming. Kyungil university plans to do its best to revitalize university swimming and foster student athletes through systematic support in the future.

Through a speech of encouragement, president Hyun-Tae Jeong said, “Kyungil university is leading new vitality and innovation in the university sports by establishing a swimming team following the soccer, baseball, taekwondo and curling teams. We will contribute and strive to nurture professional talents.”

With the establishment of the Swimming team this time, Kyungil university will operate a total of 5 sports within the KIU Sports Team. In 2022, it will launch a Smart Sports College consisting of 6 departments (majors), playing a role as a mecca of university sports in Daegu and Gyeongbuk region.