Suzuka Hasegawa wins the women's 200m butterfly at the Japanese Swimming Championships October 2, 19:02

Rio de Janeiro Olympic representative Suzuka Hasegawa participated in the women's 200-meter butterfly and won the Japanese student championship in the swimming race at 2: 07.82.

The Japan Student Championship held at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Koto-ku, Tokyo was held on the 2nd and the 2nd day of the competition, and Hasegawa, a 3rd year student at Nihon University, participated in the women's 200m butterfly.



Hasegawa marked a faster time than last year's world championship championship time in the August tournament, and the swimming of this tournament was drawing attention.



Hasegawa, who passed the qualifying in 1st place overall, could not keep up with the speed in the final, slowed down in the second half and won the championship, but the time was 2: 07.82, which is about 2 seconds behind his personal best.

Rikako Ikee Participated in relay qualifying

In addition, Rikako Ikee, a second-year student at Nihon University who participated in the women's 50-meter freestyle on the 1st, participated in the women's 400-meter relay qualifying as the third swimmer, finishing second overall at 3: 45.69. Contributed to the final advancement of.



According to Nihon University coach Koji Ueno, the player who was originally scheduled to participate became ill, so he decided to join Ikee as a relay member on the night of the 1st.



In the final, Ikee is said to have forgotten to participate in consideration of his physical strength.



Director Ueno said, "I couldn't see the future of Incare last year, but it was her hard work that I was able to participate in the tournament. I'm glad I had a big swim. The destination is long, so it's a step by step."



In the relay final, Toyo University won the championship at 3: 40.26, Chukyo University was second at 3: 45.18, and Nihon University was third at 3: 45.44.