Naoki Mizunuma finished in 51.46 seconds in the semi-finals of the men's 100-meter butterfly in the Tokyo Olympics, and did not advance to the final in 10th place overall.
Mizunuma participated in the men's 100-meter butterfly semi-final group and caught up in the final stages, but finished in 6th place in this group.
The time was 51.46 seconds and he did not advance to the final in 10th place overall.
"It was a high-level battle."
Mizunuma said, "I wanted to set a better time. I was wondering if the level would drop a little because it was a morning competition, but it was still a top player in the world, so it was a fairly high level battle," recalled the race.