A swimming competition in which top domestic athletes participated was held in Tokyo, and Rikako Ikee won the 100-meter freestyle championship.
This tournament has been held at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool in Koto Ward, Tokyo from the 21st, and Ikee participated in the 100m freestyle on the 22nd.
In the final race, when he returned to 5th place in the first half, he caught up with a stretchy swim in the second half, despite his strength, and won the championship with a time of 54.64.
Ikee did not reach the goal of 54 seconds, but he said that he felt a response to the improvement of the start, which was an issue, and said, "It is a part that has been strengthened all the time and it is working well." I did.
Winner of Honda 400m individual medley
Meanwhile, Tomoru Honda, who won the silver medal at the 200m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics, participated in the 400m individual medley, which he is focusing on to participate in international competitions.
In the final, when I jumped out with my favorite butterfly, I could not separate the other players in the backstroke, which is my task, but in the breaststroke and freestyle, I got a difference of 3 seconds or more to the second place with a powerful swim, 4 minutes 12 I won the championship with a time of 36 seconds.
Honda said, "I'm still lacking in backstroke and breaststroke, so I'd like to do my best in backstroke. I want to take the right to represent the world championships, so it was a good race that was one step closer."