Watanabe, the world record for swimming, participated in the 200m breaststroke for the first time in 8 months September 13th, 20:02
Ippei Watanabe, the world record holder before the men's 200-meter breaststroke, took part in the 200-meter breaststroke race for the first time in about eight months on the 13th, and although he lacked growth in the second half of the swim, he said, "The minimum goal is cleared. I was able to do it. "
Watanabe participated in the tournament held in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture.
Watanabe participated in the 200-meter breaststroke and 200-meter freestyle, of which the 200-meter breaststroke, which he is good at aiming to win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, was the first race in about eight months since January.
Watanabe came forward with a big swim at the beginning of the race, but after that he could not keep up with the speed, and in the second half he seemed tired and lacked growth, and the time was 2 minutes 9 seconds 89, which is about 2 seconds slower than the race in January. have become.
After the race, Watanabe said, "I was able to clear the minimum goal, but I checked my current situation and thought that swimming was not sweet. I want to work harder and show myself stronger." ..