The final qualifying round for women's marathon swimming at the Tokyo Olympics was held in Portugal, and 35-year-old Yumi Kida was appointed as the representative.

The women's marathon swimming world final qualifying round was held in Portugal on the 19th, and two players from Japan, Takada and Minami Niikura, participated.



Of these, Takada joined the lead group from the beginning to the middle of the race and actively advanced the race.



A little late at the end of the race, he finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 3 seconds and 10 seconds, which is about 1 minute behind the top, and finished in 12th place. I was appointed as a representative.



Takada will be participating in the Olympic Games for the third consecutive tournament.



Niikura was 19th and missed the Olympics.



The World Final Qualifying Tournament was scheduled to be held in Fukuoka City in May, but the schedule and location were changed due to the influence of the new coronavirus.

Takada Marathon Swimming Japanese Women's Leader

Yumi Kida is a 35-year-old from Saitama prefecture who has been leading Japanese girls in this event.



Originally a freestyle swimmer and long-distance runner, he has also participated in world championships, but in 2010 after graduating from university after marathon swimming became an official event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I turned around.



Taking advantage of the speed cultivated during the middle- and long-distance era of swimming, he was the first Japanese athlete to participate in the 2012 London Games and was 12th, and four years later the Rio de Janeiro Games was also 12th.