Paris Olympics Japan Swimming Team Ohashi “Advanced to finals and updated personal best”. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Ohashi was selected for the women's 200m individual medley.
17-year-old Naoki Narita, who will be competing in the Olympics for the first time, said, “I'm happy and humbled to be able to wear the national team's jersey. We were talking. I want to do it," he said enthusiastically. Meanwhile, additional members for the relay event were announced, with five men selected : Konosuke Yanagimoto, Tatsuya Murasa, Hidenari Mano, Riku Matsuyama and Takashi Taniguchi.