In the men's 200m freestyle qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, Katsuhiro Matsumoto finished in 1'46.69 and was eliminated from the qualifying in 17th place overall.
Matsumoto, who participated in the men's 200m freestyle qualifying group 5 in the first half, made an aggressive swim and turned the first 50 meters in 2nd place, but after that, he lacked vividness in the swim at 1: 46.69. He finished 17th overall and missed the semi-finals by 2/100 seconds.
Matsumoto "I can't believe it"
After the race, Matsumoto, who lost the qualifying, said, "I was nervous. I increased my pace because I could see the surroundings at the end, but I can't believe it. I don't understand now, so I want to think slowly." I was talking as if I had done it.
Women's 100m breaststroke Watanabe 17th place Aoki 19th place qualifying defeated
In the women's 100-meter breaststroke qualifying, Kanako Watanabe was 17th overall at 1: 07.01 and Reona Aoki was 19th overall at 1: 07.29.
Watanabe, who participated in the 4th qualifying group, turned back 50 meters in the first half in 4th place and showed a big swim in the second half, and finished in 3rd place in this group, but the overall time was 1 minute 7 seconds 01. In 17th place, I did not reach 16th place where I could advance to the semi-finals, and I was unfortunately eliminated from the qualifying.
Watanabe said, "I was more calm than the previous tournament and I enjoyed swimming, but I'm sorry for the time. I want to switch firmly and connect to the next one."
In addition, Aoki, who participated in the same group, was 4th in this group, with a time of 1 second 7 seconds 29, and was eliminated from the qualifying in 19th place overall.
Aoki said, "I was nervous because it was my first Olympics, but I think it was a good experience to be able to swim on this stage. I also want to be able to produce results on the next big stage."