The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Swimming Events Japan Trials ended on the fifth day of competition in Tokyo, with Katsu Nakamura winning the men's 100m freestyle championship with a strong sprint in the last 50 meters, and Katsuyo Matsumoto was runner-up. Shoma Sato won the men's 200m breaststroke final with a national record-breaking performance in Japan. Ikee Ryoko finished first in the 100m freestyle semifinals to advance to the final, while Kosuke Hagino and Daisuke Seto also finished in the top two to advance to the men's 200m medley final.
The men's 100m freestyle title was contested by Katsura Nakamura and Katsuyo Matsumoto, who were both up and down in the first 50m and turned around in the same 23.27 seconds. In the final 50-meter sprint, Nakamura Was more prominent in terms of speed, he slowly shrugged off Matsumoto Katsuyo to lead, 48.23 seconds, Nakamura took the lead in touching the wall to win the championship. Katsuyoshi Matsumoto finished second in 48.37 seconds.
The men's 200m breaststroke was a strong suit for the Japanese team, and Kazuhei Watanabe was the world record holder in the event, and his personal best of 2:06.67 was also a National Japanese record. However, in this final, Watanabe Kazuhei was challenged by young players, with Kazuhe Watanabe leading slightly in the first 50 meters, followed by Shoma Sato. After turning around, Shoma Sato surpassed Watanabe, and at the end of the 100 meters, Shoma Sato led with 1:00.89, and Watanabe Kazumi was in second place at 1:01.53.
Shoma Sato consolidated his lead in the next 50 meters, and he gradually threw Kazuhei Watanabe and other opponents off, and finally he won the championship with a time of 2:06.40, which also broke the Japanese national record. Shoma Sato was born in 2001, and his winning time is not far from the world record of 2 minutes 06 seconds 12, and he has the strength to compete for medals and even gold medals at the Olympic Games. In the final 50 meters of the competition, Watanabe Kazuhei was a bit weak, and as a result, Takera Ryu also came in second place in 2:07.58, and Watanabe Kazuhira was third in 2:08.30, which may mean that he will not be able to compete for the Tokyo Olympics.
In the women's 200m butterfly, Ryoka Hasegawa won the championship in 2:07.24. Kurokawa Ziwei won the men's 800m in 7:49.55, and his performance also set a new Japanese national record.
On this matchday, the semi-finals of two more events attracted attention. Ikee appeared in the semi-finals of the 100m freestyle, and she appeared in Group 2, where she swam a little slowly in the first 50m with a time of 27.22 seconds. Chi Jiang's sprint after turning around was very good, and she finally finished first in the group in 54.36 seconds. Combining the results of the two groups, Ikee Rihanako ranked first to reach the final. Chihiro Igarashi was followed by 54.74 seconds, and Rika Omoto, Natsumi Sakai, Ritsu shirai and others all made it to the women's 100m freestyle final.
In the men's 200m medley semifinals, Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto appeared in Group 1 and Group 2 respectively, and Kosuke Hagino played quite well, finishing first in 1:58.07. Seto Dai also swam 1m 58.30 seconds in Group 2 to finish first, and he finished second in the semifinals. Song also finished third in the semi-finals this week with a time of 1:58.97.
In the semi-finals of the other events, Rinsuke entered the men's 200m backstroke semifinals in 1:57.53 and advanced to the first place. Miyazaka finished first in the women's 200m breaststroke semifinals with 2:25.01, followed by Kaoru Watanabe in 2:25.23.