The Japan Paralympic Swimming Championships kicked off in Chiba Prefecture, and Tokyo Paralympic gold medalist Keiichi Kimura set a new record time for the men's 50m butterfly.
The Japan Paralympic Swimming Championships began on the 20th in Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, and three gold medalists from the Tokyo Paralympics participated.
Kimura has only been able to practice three to four days a week since the Tokyo tournament, but he was the only one in the class with the most visually impaired men's 50m butterfly, showing his dynamic swimming. It set a new record for the 28.16 tournament.
Kimura said, "I participated in the Paralympic Games with the support of many people and wanted to report by swimming. I thought it was about the latter half of the 28 seconds, but I was able to swim better than I expected. Rather than aiming for, I want to spend each day cherishing. "
In addition, Naohide Yamaguchi participated in the men's 100-meter breaststroke, which won the gold medal in the world record at the Tokyo tournament, and participated in the intellectual disability class. I won the championship with 86 times.
Yamaguchi said, "I tried to show my strength. After the Paralympics, I continued to practice to keep my body balanced while reducing the amount of swimming. I lived calmly until the beginning of the year. I would like to make steady adjustments for the tournament I will participate in in the future. "
The tournament will run until the 21st.
Takayuki Suzuki in men's 100m freestyle 5 medals at Tokyo Para
Takayuki Suzuki, who won five medals in total, including winning a gold medal in this event of the Tokyo Paralympics, participated in the men's 100-meter freestyle motor dysfunction class.
Suzuki had a time of 1: 27.46, which was almost 6 seconds slower than the final of the Tokyo tournament, but he finished with a big difference of more than two and a half minutes to the second-placed player, saying, "Please support the Paralympics this time. I swam to thank the people. I haven't practiced at all, so I think it's about this time. I want to prepare for the next year's World Championships and Asian Para Games so that I can practice well from the beginning of the year. I was talking.