Japanese student championship of swimming race begins Ikee rushes to support September 6 23:04

The Japanese student championship competing for Japan's best swimming university in Japan opened on the 6th, and the 200m women ’s backstroke marked 2 minutes 7 seconds 87. It was.

This year, the 95th Japanese swimming championship was opened at the Tokyo Kashiwa International Swimming Center in Koto-ku, Tokyo. On the first day, the 12th race was held for both men and women.

Among them, for women's 200-meter backstroke, Japan representative of the World Championship in July and Toyo University's second-year student, Shirai, won the first victory by marking 2 minutes 7 seconds 87 to update his personal best over 1 second. It was.

Shirai was defeated in the qualifying of this event in the World Championship, but the time on the 6th was equivalent to 6th in the World Championship final.

Also, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics three years ago, the Toyo University 1st year Imai Tsuki, who was a 1st year high school student, marked the personal best of 1'6.91 for the first time in the 100 meter breaststroke for women. Fulfilled.

In addition, Keisuke Yoshida of Nihon University first year won the first victory with a time of 3 minutes 50 seconds 45 in boys' 400 meter freestyle, and Rika Omoto of Chuo University 4th year 25 seconds 12 in women's 50 meters freestyle. Has won the first victory in time.

Scenes encouraged by Ikee who rushed to support

Ikee, who rushed to support, was encouraged by the Japanese national team and university teammates.

In the same year as Ikee, Toyo University's Imai Tsuki, who spent time with the Japanese national team, played two crowns on the 6th with women's 100-meter breaststroke and women's 400-meter relay.

When entering the final race, Ikee encouraged Imai with his right hand, although the university was different. Imai said, “I just had a conversation as usual, but it was my power to watch the race. I was happy and enjoyed swimming just because she came to the swimming venue. I want you to see. "

Also, Keisuke Yoshida, a 1st-year student at Nihon University who is the same as Ikee, has participated in the tournament while injuries such as breaking his left thumb and hurting his back. "Is it okay?" Yoshida said, “I came to support you even though I was hospitalized, and it really helped me.”