Naoki Mizunuma won the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the Japan Championships in Athletics with a personal best of 51.03, followed by Takeshi Kawamoto at 51.25.
Both of them broke the standard dispatch record set by the Japan Swimming Federation and were appointed as representatives of the Tokyo Olympics in this event.
Katsuhiro Matsumoto was in 3rd place.
The race is a fierce competition
In the race, Mizunuma and Kawamoto both broke the standard dispatch record while showing a fierce competition.
In the early part of the final, Kawamoto, who set a time in line with the Japanese record in the semi-final on the 8th, made the fastest start among the eight players, and made the best use of the power of his upper body to escape at the speed he was good at and turned back to the top.
However, in the second half, Mizunuma, who turned back in 3rd place in the first half, gradually narrowed the gap and reversed Kawamoto to win the championship near the last 10 meters.
Mizunuma shortened his personal best by 0 seconds and 16 seconds, but did not reach the goal of Japan record, and Kawamoto also dropped the time from the semi-finals, but the two of them were nominated as representatives.
Mizunuma, who won the unofficial decision, "Aiming for the middle of the 50-second range"
Naoki Mizunuma, who won the championship and was nominated as a representative, is 24 years old from Tochigi prefecture.
Kosuke Hagino is a second-year senior in the swimming club of Sakushin Gakuin High School.
It was late bloomers from the university that we made a full-scale effort to strengthen the butterfly.
With the strength of the core trained by one hour of training every day and the relaxed swimming that makes use of the long arms of 1 meter 81 cm in height, when he was selected as the representative for the first time in the adult world championship, the men's 400 meters medley relay As a member, I contributed to the acquisition of the right to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.
After the final race, Mizunuma said, "I am very happy to be able to break the standard dispatch record and win the championship. I am disappointed that I could not achieve it because I was aiming to win the championship by setting a Japanese record, but I was able to decide the representative. I'm proud. I'll do my best to reach the mid-50s so that I can win a medal at the Olympics. "
Kawamoto, who was unofficially decided in 2nd place, "Medal on the stage of the Olympics"
Takeshi Kawamoto, who came in second and was nominated as a representative, is 26 years old from Aichi prefecture.
Originally a backstroke player, I am focusing on the butterfly that I worked on in earnest after going to college.
With a dolphin kick and speed that makes use of the power of the upper body, he set two new Japanese records at 50 meters and 100 meters in the short waterway swimming in the 25-meter pool last October, and is the world's top in the international league of the same month. Among the players participating, I got into the top.
He continued to improve his swimming even in the 50-meter long waterway, and in February he marked his personal best with the 100-meter butterfly for the first time in five years.
In the semi-finals of this Japan Championship, we marked 51:00, which is on par with the Japanese record set in 2009 during the high-speed swimwear era.
Kawamoto, who finished the race in the final, said, "I'm glad I was able to be a representative because many people supported me and I was able to swim. My goal is to win a medal at the Olympics. However, I don't think I can get a medal unless I put out the first half of the 50s. I want to get a medal on the Olympic stage with Mizunuma. "
Women's 800m freestyle Namba and Kobori are unofficially decided
In the women's 800-meter freestyle final, Namba Mimu won the championship at 8: 26.61.
Second place was Waka Kobori at 8: 26.67.
Namba and Kobori broke the standard dispatch record set by the Japan Swimming Federation and were appointed as representatives of the Tokyo Olympics in this event.
2nd unofficial decision Namba "Aiming for the Olympic final"
Namba, who decided the second national team after the 400-meter freestyle, said, "I'm glad I got the national team because I came mainly to 800 meters. I came to my personal best as the lowest goal, so I was able to clear it. I'm glad I did. "
For the Olympics, he said, "I think Japan's level of long-distance freestyle is still low compared to the rest of the world. I want to aim for the final."
Kobori, who was unofficially decided in 2nd place, "I'm glad that the standard dispatch record was cut."
Kobori, who came in second and was nominated as a representative, said with a relief, "I was aiming for a little more time, but I'm glad I was able to break the standard dispatch record."
Women's 200m backstroke Konishi won the championship Unable to break the standard dispatch record
Anna Konishi won the women's 200-meter backstroke final at 2: 09.47, but could not break the standard dispatch record set by the Japan Swimming Federation.
2nd place was Ms. Kobayashi and 3rd place was Sayaka Akase.
The winner, Konishi, won the championship following the women's 100-meter backstroke.
Konishi said, "I'm very happy because it's my first time to win two crowns. I think it's my sweetness that I missed the offer of the representative of the individual event in a really regrettable place. I think it has become, so I want to fix the sweetness of the stuffing. "