The Japan Championships in Swimming, which will be the representative selection for the Tokyo Olympics, is the fourth day of the tournament.
In the qualifying held in the morning, Ippei Watanabe participated in the men's 200-meter breaststroke qualifying and advanced to the semifinals in the afternoon in 6th place overall.
In this Japan Championship, if you break the standard dispatch record in the final and finish in 2nd place, you will be nominated as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics as an individual event.
On the 6th, the 4th day of the tournament, the 4th qualifying round was held in the morning for both men and women.
Of these, Watanabe, who is aiming to break the world record and be the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, participated in the men's 200-meter breaststroke qualifying, and finished 6th overall with a time of 2:11:17 and advanced to the afternoon semifinals. ..
In addition, 20-year-old Shouma Sato, who is expected to break the world record with Watanabe in this event, has passed the qualifying in 3rd place overall.
On the other hand, 26-year-old Kazuki Kohinata, who participated in the adult world championship and has the 5th fastest time in Japan, lacked vividness in swimming and did not pass the qualifying in 17th place overall.
In addition, Rio de Janeiro Olympic representative, Yasuhiro Koseki, who has the third fastest time in Japan, abstained from the race. Ozeki finished in 7th place in the 100-meter breaststroke final on the 4th and missed the offer.
In addition, Katsuhiro Matsumoto, who broke his own Japanese record in the men's 200m freestyle on the 5th and was nominated as the representative, participated in the men's 100m freestyle qualifying, marking 49.65 seconds overall. I advanced to the semi-finals in 8th place.
In the women's 200-meter butterfly qualifying, Rio de Janeiro Olympic representative Suzuka Hasegawa participated, marking 2 minutes 10 seconds 87 and advancing to the semifinals in the afternoon in 2nd place overall.