불세출의 스타인 박태환이 출전하지 않는 가운데 국제 무대를 처음 경험하는 선수들이 많았다는 점이 정상참작됐다.
While unprecedented star Park Tae-hwan did not participate, the fact that there were many players who had experienced the international stage for the first time was taken into account.