Athletes who have been nominated for the Tokyo Olympics, such as Kanako Watanabe and Kosuke Hagino, participated in the competition held in Tokyo and confirmed their challenges for the Olympics.
On the 15th, Watanabe and Hagino participated in a student-centered tournament held in Tokyo as part of their training.
Watanabe took first place in the women's 200-meter breaststroke, which is his specialty as a representative, but the time is 7 seconds from his personal best because he is in the process of strengthening for the Olympics, which is approaching two months later. It was 2 minutes 27 seconds 98, which was too late.
Through the national team, Watanabe said, "I was worried about how much time I would get because I was in the strengthening period, but I was able to tighten my mind and race because I was wearing the national jersey. I overcame the challenges as much as possible in the remaining two months. I want to welcome the Olympics. "
Hagino participated in the non-specialized men's 100-meter freestyle and finished fourth in the final with 51.34 seconds.
Katsumi Nakamura, who has been nominated as a representative in this event, was in first place, and his time was 49.54 seconds, 1 second 67 behind his own Japanese record.