Ippei Watanabe wins the men's 200m breaststroke in the Japanese Swimming Championships November 8th, 17:47
Ippei Watanabe, a swimmer who is expected to play an active role in the Tokyo Olympics, participated in the men's 200-meter breaststroke in the tournament held in Wakayama City, and won the championship with a time about 2 seconds behind his own Japanese record.
Watanabe recalled, "I want to do my best so that I can swim convincingly even while practicing hard."
Watanabe, who was the world record holder before the men's 200-meter breaststroke and won the bronze medal at last year's world championship, participated in the Japanese adult championship held in Wakayama City.
As part of the strengthening, Watanabe said that he participated in the tournament while he was tired of practice, but in the final race he showed an aggressive swim from the first half and turned back 100 meters at the top.
In the second half, he widened his lead with his own relaxed swim and finished at the top, but the time was 2 minutes 8 seconds 69, which was about 2 seconds behind his own Japanese record.
After the race, Watanabe said, "I think that putting out the 2 minutes and 7 seconds range in any situation will lead to growth. I want to do my best so that I can swim convincingly even while practicing hard." It was.
In addition, Kanako Watanabe won the women's 200-meter breaststroke at 2: 25.05, and Rika Omoto won the women's 200-meter individual medley at 2: 12.53.