Katsuo Matsumoto's good swim record for the first time in half a year in a 200m freestyle record August 9 20:19
At the Tokyo Olympics next year, Katsuo Matsumoto, a swimmer aiming to win a gold medal, participated in the race for the first time in about half a year and said, "I felt like I was swimming for the first time in a long time. I want to continue."
Matsumoto is aiming to win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, where he won the first silver medal for a Japanese player in the 200m freestyle men's World Championship last year.
Amid a series of cancellations due to the influence of the new coronavirus, Matsumoto participated in the 200-meter freestyle, which he is good at for the first time in about half a year since February, at a record session held in Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture on the 9th. Did.
Matsumoto said that he was very scared after a long time, but he showed a careful swim in the first half, but in the second half he increased his pace with a dynamic swim of his own, and there is about 1 second 46 minutes left until his own Japanese record 46 minutes. It was number one in 69 seconds.
Matsumoto said, "I felt like I was swimming for the first time in a long time. I was not able to practice enough, which led to the fear of the first half, but I think the time itself is not bad. I want to get more and more sense back." talked.
For the Tokyo Olympics, he said, "I am still worried about whether it will be held, and there are places where I can not finish the last one even in practice." I don't think I can take it. I want to believe in the event and continue to practice."