In the qualifying for the women's 400-meter medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics, Japan advanced to the final in 6th place overall.
In the women's 400-meter medley relay, four people swim 100 meters each in four swimming styles.
In Japan, the first swimmer who swims in the backstroke is Anna Konishi, the second swimmer who swims in the breaststroke is Kanako Watanabe, the third swimmer who swims in the butterfly stroke is Rikako Ikee, and the fourth swimmer who swims in freestyle is Chihiro Igarashi. Four people faced and participated in one qualifying group.
In the race, Konishi, the first swimmer, showed an aggressive swim, and when he connected in 2nd place, Watanabe, the 2nd swimmer, turned back in 3rd place.
Although Ikee, the third swimmer, couldn't move up in the ranking, he was able to connect to Ikee, the fourth swimmer, with a tenacious swim and finished in 3rd place in this group.
With a time of 3: 57.17, he finished 6th overall and decided to advance to the final.
The women's 400-meter medley relay will be held in the final on August 1st at around 11:15 am.
Discourse of four Japanese players who decided to advance to the final
▼ Anna Konishi, the first swimmer who swam backstroke, said, "The time is not as fast as yesterday, but I'm glad I came back in good order."
▼ Kanako Watanabe, the second swimmer who swam in the breaststroke, said, "Since the result was that there were no individual events, I did my best only for the last relay with the desire to contribute to the team."
▼ Rikako Ikee, the third swimmer who swam the butterfly, said, "I was afraid that the butterfly wanted to swim early. I couldn't catch up easily, but I'm glad I was able to connect in a good order." ..
▼ Chihiro Igarashi, the fourth swimmer who swam in freestyle, said, "I think everyone is swimming in a decent condition. If each person can get their own condition, the time and ranking will improve."