28-year-old Sakiko Shimizu.
When asked about the moment of the finish, he said, "I felt like I was lying. Now I can't speak."
The first day of the Japan Championships in Swimming, which became the representative selection for the Tokyo Olympics.
In the women's 400-meter individual medley final, Yui Ohashi, who escaped in the early stages, will be followed by Shimizu, who is aiming to represent the second consecutive tournament, and Akaha Tanigawa, who is 17 years old.
Shimizu went up to 2nd place in the breaststroke, which he is good at, and tried to escape in the last freestyle, but at the end, he was overtaken by Tanikawa and missed the representative in the favorite event, 3rd place by 0.21 seconds. ..
After the race, Shimizu took it as "I think it is important to connect this result to my future life."
We sent an ale to Ohashi, a rival and teammate who decided to be a representative in this race.
"I've been here to this day thanks to her. I'd like to give her a big bouquet if I can."
Ohashi, who usually calls Shimizu "Sacco-san" and longs for it. When asked about Shimizu's missed national team, he said, "I was able to continue this tough event because Sacco was there, such as when I was about to break. I will pull this event that I have lost, "he said, renewing his determination as a Japanese girl's ace.
Shimizu missed the representative in the 400-meter individual medley, which is his favorite event, and it was difficult for him to participate in the Olympics for the second consecutive tournament, but this tournament is scheduled to participate in the women's 200-meter breaststroke.
Shimizu said, "I don't know where it will end, but I want to do a good performance. I decided to fight for eight days as a team and entered the tournament, so I want to fight without a dark face." It never happened.