A training camp that gathered candidates for the Japanese national team for swimming in Shizuoka Prefecture was opened to the press on the 4th.
Katsuhiro Matsumoto, who is scheduled to participate in the international competition to be held in the Middle East from the middle of this month, expressed mixed feelings that the future remains uncertain due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
The training camp, which gathered candidates for the Japanese national team for swimming, has been held in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture since the 3rd.
On the 4th, the state of the practice in which about 20 players participated was released to the press.
At this training camp, the results of the Japanese swimming team were not as strong as expected at the Tokyo Olympics, so after taking measures against infection, it was held to secure opportunities for athletes at the level of the Japanese national team to compete with each other.
Among the players who participated, Matsumoto, who was expected to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, said, "I was doing my best before the Olympics, but I still did not reach my goal, so I have to make that effort as one line and cross it. "Don't do it," he renewed his determination.
Matsumoto is scheduled to participate in the FINA World Swimming Championships, which will be held in the UAE = United Arab Emirates from 16th this month as the first international competition after the Olympic Games. I want to learn such things, "he said with enthusiasm.
On the other hand, the outlook remains uncertain due to the influence of the new mutant virus "Omicron strain" of the new corona. If so, I would like to participate. "