Highlights of the Japanese Trials
(1) Asian champion Katsuhiro MATSUMOTO won the championship in the men's 100m butterfly final with a time of 50.96 seconds and locked up the Olympic qualification, temporarily ranking sixth in the world this year. He also won the gold medal in the men's 200m freestyle final with a time of 1:45.84 and unlocked his second Olympic ticket.
(2) Ippei WATANABE swam 2:06.94 in the men's 200m breaststroke final to win the gold medal, and ranked first in the world this year, far ahead of Qin Haiyang's 2:08.87 in the National Swimming Championships, becoming the favorite for medalists in the Paris Olympics. Yu HANAGURUMA, who was catching up in the final 100 meters, finished second by 0.13 seconds and swam a time of 2:07.07 to set a new personal PB, temporarily ranking second in the world this year and fourth in Japanese history.
Yumo (left) and Kazuhei Watanabe
(3) In the men's 200m butterfly final, Xianhui Teramoto swam his career masterpiece and won the gold medal with a time of 1:54.07 (PB), only 1:53.88 behind the victory of Benda Lantern at the World Championships in Doha, temporarily ranking second in the world this year. World champion Honda Lantern ushered in a redemption battle, swimming 1:54.18 to win the silver medal, temporarily ranking third in the world this year. Both have unlocked the national selection criteria and will march to Paris together.
Honda light (left) and temple gate string glow
(4) Minori Narita swam 4:35.40 (PB) in the women's 400m medley final to win the championship, ranking third in Japanese history and third in the world this year, and at the age of 17, she has become a strong contender for a medal at the Paris Olympics. Yahuaha Tanigawa finished second by 0.2 seconds, swimming a time of 4:35.60 (PB) to secure a ticket to Paris and temporarily rank fourth in the world this year.
Yahua Tanigawa (left) and Minoru Narita
The last dance of the veteran
(1) 33-year-old veteran Satomi Suzuki won the women's 100m breaststroke championship in 1:05.91 (PB), becoming the first woman aged 30 and above to swim 1:06 in history. Former Asian record holder Reona Aoki, who swam 1:05.76 in the preliminaries, finished second by 0.02 seconds and will compete together at the Paris Olympics.
Satomi Suzuki swam 2:23.09 in the women's 200m breaststroke final to win gold and unlock her second Olympic ticket, and she also won gold in the women's 50m breaststroke final in the non-Olympic event with a time of 30.42 seconds, thus winning all three individual titles in the women's breaststroke event.
(2) 29-year-old veteran Daiya Seto (Daiya SETO) finally swam a personal season best of 1:56.87 in the men's 200m medley final to win the gold medal after missing out on Olympic qualification for the 400m medley (silver medal) and 200m butterfly (bronze medal) in succession, securing the Olympic ticket and ranking fifth in the world this year.
Daiya Seto
(3) National record holder Rikako IKEE won the second place in the women's 100m butterfly final, swimming a time of 57.30 seconds and meeting the national standard. After this battle, Paris will be her third Olympic Games. She also won the gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle with a time of 54.15 seconds and the gold medal in the women's 50m freestyle with a time of 24.88 seconds, but unfortunately neither of them met the national selection standards. Although Ikee Rikako is only 23 years old, it is difficult for her to return to the top after experiencing the baptism of a major illness, and it is already very inspirational to be able to stand on the stage of the Olympic Games again, bless her.
(4) 28-year-old Yui Ohashi finally won the gold medal in the women's 200m medley final with a time of 2:09.17 after missing out on the Olympic qualification for the women's 400m medley (fourth place) and locked a precious Olympic ticket. As a double champion in the women's medley at the last Olympics, her 2:09.17 was far from the national record she set seven years ago (2:07.91), but it was already her personal best this season.
Japan Tryout|Summary of Qualifications
1. Men's 200 US Free Swim [1:45.84]: Katsuhiro MATSUMOTO
2.男子200米仰泳【1分56秒92】:竹原秀一(Hidekazu TAKEHARA)
3.2000. : (Ippei WATANABE)
4.男子100米蝶泳【51秒43】:松元克央(Katsuhiro MATSUMOTO)、水沼尚辉(NaokiMIZUNUMA)
5.男子200米蝶泳【1分55秒27】:寺门弦辉(Genki TERAKADO)、本多灯(Tomoru HONDA)
6. Men's 200 Rice Mixed Swim [1:57.51]: Daiya SETO
7.男子400米混合泳【4分10秒63】:松下知之(Tomoyuki MATSUSHITA)
8.女子100米蛙泳【1分06秒47】:铃木聪美(Satomi SUZUKI)、青木玲绪树(Reona AOKI)
9. Women's 200 Rice Frog Swim [2:23.31]: Satomi SUZUKI
10.女子100米蝶泳【57秒34】:平井瑞希(Mizuki HIRAI)、池江璃花子(Rikako IKEE)
11. Women's 200 Rice Butterfly Swim [2:07.95]: Airi MITSUI, Hiroko MAKINO
12. Women's 200 Rice Mixed Swim [2:10.70]: Yui OHASHI, Shiho MATSUMOTO
13.4000. (Mio NARITA)
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