On March 4, Beijing time, the Japan Swimming International Conference Selection Tournament entered the third day of competition, and Ikee Rihanako won the women's 100m freestyle championship in 54.02 seconds, winning the first personal championship of the conference.
Rikako Ikee
The Japanese national record in the women's 100m freestyle was 52.79 seconds set by Rihanako Ikee in November 2018, her 42nd and last time she set a National Record in each event before she was diagnosed with leukemia.
After her comeback, Ikee Rihanako's record and peak period are not at the same level, but the level is second to none in Japan, and at the domestic selection tournament at the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, Ikee Rihanako won the 100-self championship in 53.98 seconds. The 54.02 seconds of this selection competition shows that Ikee Rihanako is still at the same height as last year.
If this situation is maintained until the Hangzhou Asian Games, there is no strong competitiveness to speak of. At the last Asian Games, Chijiang Lihuazi crushed Chinese players, including Zhang Yufei, and the Situation at the Hangzhou Asian Games was estimated to be reversed.
Able to fight with Ikee Rihanako 100 zi, this competition chose to give up and attack the women's 200m individual medley instead. As a result, she defeated Tokyo Olympic champion Yui Ohashi to win the championship in 2:11.66. Ohashi Yui lost both of his own Olympic championship events in this competition.
The bridge is leisurely
In other competitions, Ryosuke Irie won the men's 50m backstroke in 24.83 seconds, Daiya Seto won the men's 200m individual medley in 1:57.09, Honda won the men's 200m butterfly in 1:54.04, and The Gangwon Cavaliers won the men's 400m freestyle in 3:47.74.
Lin Xicai won the women's 200m butterfly in 2:06.41 and Miki Takahashi won the women's 50m backstroke in 28.09 seconds. Namba Won the Women's 800m Freestyle in 8:29.07.