On the second day of the Japan Student Championship, which decides the number one swimming university in Japan, the men's 200m butterfly, Tomoru Honda, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, won the tournament for the second time in a row with a time of 1: 54.45.
The Japan Student Championship held at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool in Koto-ku, Tokyo was held on the 8th and the second day of the competition.
Among them, Honda, a second-year student at Nihon University, who won the silver medal in this event of the Tokyo Olympics, participated in the men's 200m butterfly.
Honda, who passed the qualifying in 1st place overall, showed an aggressive swim from the beginning in the final race, and when he returned to 2nd place in the first half, he reversed in the second half, which he was good at, and won the tournament at 1:54:45. I won the championship for the second time in a row.
Honda said, "I was conscious of winning. I have 100 points."
Also, at the women's 400m relay, Rikako Ikee, a third-year student at Nihon University, swam as the third swimmer, and when she suddenly overtook three people from fourth place to take the lead, Nihon University escaped as it was at 3:40:28. I won the championship for the first time in 3 years.
In addition, Shoma Sato, a third-year student at Keio University, who is the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, won the tournament for the second consecutive time in a men's 100-meter breaststroke. , Women's 400m freestyle and won the same place.
Honda "What I won at the last minute is a harvest"
Honda, who achieved the second straight victory, said that he won the championship by 0 seconds and 10 seconds. It's a harvest. It's very fulfilling. "
On top of that, he said, "I've been a little strong, but I've been able to make a stable race in the 1'54s range. First of all, I'd like to think about how to spend my time complimenting myself so that I can enter at the same pace in my personal medley. I want to do my best so that I can update the best. "
Rikako Ikee "I'm glad we all got the gold medal"
Rikako Ikee of Nihon University, who won the women's 400m relay, said about her swim at the relay, "I thought it would be nice if I could be 1.5 to 2 seconds away. I was able to do it. "
Regarding the fact that Nihon University won the championship for the first time in three years in this event, he said, "I was aiming for the victory anyway, so I'm glad we all got the gold medal. I'm glad I did my best without feeling tired."