Rikako Ikee, a swimmer, participated in the 100-meter butterfly for the first time after returning to the competition in Tokyo.
Ikee finished in 3rd place with a time of 59.44 seconds, showing that even the butterfly, which is more burdensome than the freestyle, is recovering.
Last year, Ikee, who returned to the competition from leukemia, participated in the "Tokyo Open" that started on the 20th at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Koto Ward, Tokyo.
After returning to the race in August last year, Ikee has participated in four competitions so far, and all of them have focused on freestyle swimming, but for the first time in this competition, the butterfly has a heavier burden on the body than freestyle swimming. I made an entry.
On the 20th, Ikee participated in the women's 100-meter butterfly, which is his strongest point, and advanced to the final in the morning qualifying with a total of 1'0.06.
In the afternoon final, Ikee, who returned in 3rd place side by side from the first half, finished 3rd in the second half with a time of 59.44, although he could not keep up with the speed.
The winner was Hiroko Makino, who participated in the adult world championship, with a time of 58.63 seconds.
Ikee broke the standard participation record of 1'0.29, which is required to participate in the Japan Championships in April, which is the representative selection for the Tokyo Olympics.
Although it was more than 3 seconds behind the Japanese record of 56.08, which he marked three years ago, he showed that he was recovering in this event, which was the first time since January.