Swimming World Championship OWS Women's 10km 22-year-old Airi Ebina has been selected for the Paris Olympics. Ebina placed 11th in the women's 10 km open water swimming event at the World Swimming Championships being held in Qatar, Middle East.

This is Ebina's first Olympics as a native of Hokkaido. He is known for his aggressive swimming ability, leading the race, and later won the silver medal at the Asian Games held in China in October.