Swimming Japan Student Championship Men's 200m Breaststroke Shouma Sato wins consecutive championships October 4, 19:41
The final day of the Japan Student Championship, which decides the number one university in Japan for swimming, is held, and in the men's 200-meter breaststroke, Shouma Sato, who is aiming for the Tokyo Olympics, marked 2: 07.02, which is close to the Japanese record, and Tournament 2 I won the championship in a row.
The Japan Student Championship held at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Koto-ku, Tokyo was held on the fourth day of the competition.
Of these, the men's 200-meter breaststroke was attended by Sato, a second-year student at Keio University, who defeated former world record holder Ippei Watanabe in the January tournament.
From the beginning, Sato showed an aggressive swim and pulled the race, turning 150 meters at a faster pace than the Japanese record.
In the last 50 meters, the pace slowed down a little, saying that it was "quite tight", but he set a personal best of 2: 07.02, which is close to the Japanese record of 0.35, and won the tournament for the second time in a row.
Sato said, "I was aiming to break the Japanese record and even the world record, so I'm disappointed, but there are still some factors that will go up. I think it will take 2 minutes and 5 seconds to win the world, so I'll do my best. I want to practice and improve my time. "
The final day of the tournament is the 4th, and the overall ranking of the universities is Meiji University for boys, Nippon Sport Science University for 2nd, Waseda University for 3rd, Kanagawa University for girls, and Toyo University for 2nd. The place was Nippon Sport Science University.