Japan Sweeping Championship opens on 28th Yui Ohashi Rikako Ikee and others officially practice

Before the Japanese Swimming Championships started on the 28th, the participating players attended the official practice at the pool at the match venue in Yokohama.

The Japanese Swimming Championships will be held from the 28th to the 4th at the Yokohama International Pool in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama.

Before the tournament, official practice was held in the pool at the match venue from the morning of the 27th, and among the participating players, Yui Ohashi, who won two gold medals in the second individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, , I was relaxing and swimming slowly while checking the movement of my arms.

In addition, Rikako Ikee, who missed the Japanese national team at the international tournament's representative selection held last month, practiced her task of starting, jumped in and then swam about 25 meters with a butterfly. I was checking the feel.

Ikee is planning to participate in the 5th event of this tournament, including freestyle and butterfly.

NHK will broadcast the tournament on general TV for four days.

Rikako Ikee "First of all, win the 50m butterfly on the first day"

Rikako Ikee, who responded to NHK's interview after the official practice, said, "I want to swim with all my strength as usual. First, I want to win the 50m butterfly on the first day, create a good flow for myself, and then connect." I expressed my enthusiasm.

Ikee confidently attended the national tournament selection meeting held last month, but missed out on the national team and said, "I didn't swim well. I was in perfect condition, so I was spinning. The emotional damage was great, "he said.

For this tournament, "If you look at the 2024 Paris Olympics, I think you want to set a standard record for dispatching individuals. There is also a desire to play an active role, but that feeling is the only thing that gets caught. I make the same mistakes as last time, so I don't want to think about it again. This time I'm not too confident, I don't think I'll get the best, and I want to switch my mind to swim without asking for anything. " I did.

The background to her feelings was that she said, "She now feels that she isn't as good as she used to be. It's emotionally tough if you don't be kind to yourself. Kana, "she explained.