Swimming short waterway Japan Championship Men's 200m freestyle Matsumoto wins Japan New Championship October 17, 22:11
The Japanese Championships in the short waterways of swimming in the 25m pool began, and Katsuhiro Matsumoto won the men's 200m freestyle with a new record of 1'42.10 in Japan.
The FINA World Swimming Championships will be held from the 17th to the 2nd at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.
Among the events held on the first day, Matsumoto, who is aiming to win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics next year, participated in the men's 200m freestyle.
Matsumoto showed an aggressive swim from the first half of the race and turned back 100m at a faster pace than his own Japanese record, and in the second half he hardly slowed down, breaking the record marked at this tournament last year by 0.31 seconds. I won the new Japanese record of 1'42.10.
On the 17th, a new record was set in Japan for the second event, and in the men's 50m butterfly, Takeshi Kawamoto shortened the time in the qualifying and won the championship at 22.19 seconds.
In addition, Shogo Takeda, who participated in the men's 1500m freestyle, swam up to 800m in 7 minutes 39 seconds 36 and set a new record for the men's 800m freestyle.
In addition, in the women's 400m individual medley, Yui Ohashi did not reach his own Japanese record for more than 2 seconds, but he won the championship with a reasonable time of 4: 24.87, and in the men's 400m individual medley, Kosuke Hagino was 4 I won the championship with a time of 2 seconds 75 minutes.
Matsumoto "I was able to bring out my own personality"
Matsumoto, who set a new record in Japan for the men's 200m freestyle, said, "I was nervous because it was a big game after a long time, but I think I was able to turn it into power well. I was able to bring out my own personality, "he recalled.
Matsumoto had a hard time maintaining his motivation until the summer due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, but his feelings are rising with the resumption of the competition, such as this competition and the international swimming league that will start in Hungary this month. So, he said, "If you don't practice, you can't play the game with confidence. Now I can think of practicing to gain confidence."
In recent practice, he said that he was reviewing swimming focusing on his left hand movement, saying, "I haven't seen the answer, but I feel that there is still room for growth. The Japanese record has become stronger. I think it's proof that I'm doing it, and I feel a response. "
Hagino "I can concentrate on swimming"
Hagino, who won the men's 400m individual medley, said in a post-race interview, "I've been swimming twice a day for the first time in a while, so I'm very tired, but I feel comfortable." did.
In the final race, he aggressively skipped from the first butterfly and showed an aggressive stance, and the time was about 8 seconds behind the Japanese record held by rival Daiya Seto, but "The time is still far, but before the race," Go I'm becoming able to carry out what I decided to do. I feel like I'm seriously concentrating on swimming, and I think it's a very good cycle. "
Last year, I took a rest from a bad condition, and even after returning to the race, I couldn't swim as I expected and sometimes abstained in the middle of the tournament. "There are many things I'm missing, but I didn't run away today. I was able to confront. I used to lose before I stood on the starting platform, but now I have a desire to fight again, and I'm gradually becoming able to express myself with my body. " Was there.