Rikako Ikee won the women's 100-meter butterfly in the Japan Open, where the representatives of the Tokyo Olympics participated, at 58.03 seconds.
The Japan Open held in Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture was the last major swimming competition before the Tokyo Olympics, and 33 representatives were nominated as part of the strengthening for the actual performance.
Of the competitions held on the 6th, the final day of the tournament, Ikee participated in the women's 100-meter butterfly.
In the final, Ikee was late in the early stages of the race, but he gradually narrowed the gap with the top and quickly reversed in the second half when he entered second, keeping the lead and winning the championship.
The time was 58.03, which was 0.26 seconds behind the Japan Championship in April, when he decided to represent the relay, but it was a fair result for the race he faced while strengthening for the Tokyo Olympics.
In addition, 20-year-old third-year college student Shouma Sato, who is aiming to win a gold medal, participated in the men's 200-meter breaststroke and won the championship at 2:08:32.
Naoki Mizunuma won the men's 100-meter butterfly with a good time of 51.17, which is close to the Japanese record, and Ryosuke Irie won the men's 200-meter backstroke at 1: 55.97.
In addition, Kanako Watanabe won the women's 200-meter breaststroke at 2: 24.61.