Rikako Ikee, a swimmer, participated in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Japan Open, where the top athletes in Japan participated, and after returning to the competition in the final, marked the fastest 24.91 and finished second. ..
Last year, Ikee, who returned from leukemia, participated in the "Japan Open" held at the Tokyo Aquatics Center in Koto-ku, Tokyo.
Ikee entered only the women's 50m freestyle on the final day of this tournament, and in the morning qualifying, he marked 25.06 and passed the overall top.
In the final race, which was held about 6 hours after the qualifying, Ikee was a little late from the rise immediately after the start, and although he got up to speed with a strong swim from the middle stage, it was slightly behind and finished second in 24.91. It was.
The winner was Rika Oomoto with a time of 24.75.
Ikee did not reach his personal best of 24.21 seconds in Japan, but he shortened the time by 0.15 seconds from the qualifying and marked the fastest time after returning in this event.