Career
She became the first female South Korean in history to train in the United States, and swim for the Peddie Aquatic Association in Hightstown, New Jersey. In the 100 m breaststroke, Lee challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including two-time Olympian İlkay Dikmen of Turkey. She edged out New Zealand"s Annabelle Carey to take a seventh spot and thirty-third overall by 0.29 of a second in 1:12.93.
In her second event, 200 m breaststroke, Lee placed twenty-fourth overall on the morning"s preliminaries.
Swimming in the final heat of five, she rounded out a field of seven swimmers to last place in 2:34.55, more than three seconds off her entry time.