The representative selection for the world championships of swimming, which is scheduled for June, will start in Tokyo from the 2nd, and Daiya Seto will be the butterfly silver medalist of the Tokyo Olympics in the men's 400m individual medley. Was defeated and was appointed as the representative in 1st place.
The Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Pool in Koto-ku, Tokyo began on the 2nd with the representative selection for the World Championships and the Asian Games to be held in September, which are scheduled for June in Hungary.
The top two people who broke the standard dispatch record in the final will be nominated as representatives of individual events.
On the 2nd, the first day of the 4-day selection, a total of 8 races were held for both men and women.
Of these, 20-year-old Honda, who won the silver medal in the men's 200-meter rose fly at the Tokyo Olympics, and Seto, who won this event in the world championship three years ago, will participate in the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley. Did.
In the race, Honda jumped out with his favorite butterfly and pulled the race, and was once overtaken by Seto and others on the 350m turn, but in the end it reversed and became 1st place at 4 minutes 10 seconds 75 and entered 2nd place. Together with Taseto, he broke the standard dispatch record set by the Japan Swimming Federation and was appointed as a representative.
Honda said with a smile, "I was very excited to swim with Seto in a serious match. I thought I lost the race, but I was confident that I could win and I was happy."
In addition, Rikako Ikee, who is aiming to become a representative in an individual event, participated in the women's 50-meter butterfly final, but she could not see a long-lasting swim, and the time was slower than the qualifying at 25.78 seconds. In 2nd place, I couldn't break the standard dispatch record and couldn't decide the representative.
Ikee said with tears in her eyes, "She felt too much and slipped. She had a really pathetic race. I want to switch her feelings and recover in the next race." rice field.
In addition, Reona Aoki, who participated in the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 100-meter breaststroke, set a new Japanese record of 1'05.19 and was appointed as her representative.