A swimming competition in which top domestic athletes participated was held in Tokyo, and Yui Ohashi participated in the 200-meter individual medley that won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, and won the championship with a difference of 1 second or more in 2nd place.
This tournament has been held at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Koto-ku, Tokyo from the 21st, and on the 23rd of the final day, Ohashi won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics as the fifth event of this tournament, a 200-meter individual medley. I participated in.
After the Tokyo Olympics, it was the first time for me to participate in this event in a 50-meter long waterway tournament. With a difference of more than 1 second to the place, he won the championship with a time of 2 minutes 10 seconds 65.
Ohashi, who finished the 5th event, said, "I was stimulated by repeated races, and a rhythm that moved fast came out. I was able to swim well despite the pressure, and I was convinced that I was tenacious until the end. It's out. "
On the other hand, Rikako Ikee abstained from the 100m butterfly on the 23rd and only participated in the 50m freestyle.
Ikee intends to challenge the 50-meter butterfly in the international competition, and in the qualifying, while other players swim in the crawl, he swims in the butterfly and shows growth from a big stroke, 25 seconds 91, the second overall. I advanced to the final in time.
In the final, he swam in the crawl and won the championship with a time of 25.20 seconds.
Regarding swimming in the butterfly stroke in the qualifying, Ikee said, "I have always wanted to play an active part in the butterfly stroke. Now I think it's closer to the world to fight at 50 meters than at 100 meters, but eventually even at 100 meters. I want to fight in the world. "