Keiichi Kimura and Uchu Tomita, who achieved a one-two finish at the Tokyo Paralympics, participated in the men's 100-meter butterfly visually impaired class on the 13th, and Kimura won the gold medal following the Paralympics. Tomita was a bronze medal.
The World Championships for Para Swimming, held on the island of Madeira in Portugal, was held on the 13th, the second day of the competition, with a visually impaired class for the men's 100m butterfly.
In the final where Kimura and Tomita, who achieved a one-two finish in this event of the Tokyo Paralympics, participated, Tomita returned in 2nd place and Kimura in 3rd place in the first half of the 50 meters.
In the second half, Kimura took the lead with a powerful swim, overtaking Tomita and Rogier Dorsman of the Netherlands, and finished with a time of 1'2.68.
Kimura was the first Japanese player to win a gold medal in this event, following the 2019 World Championship and last year's Tokyo Paralympics.
On the other hand, Tomita was a bronze medal with a time of 1 minute 3:64.
In addition, Takayuki Suzuki, a gold medalist of the Tokyo Paralympics in this event, participated in the men's 100-meter freestyle motor dysfunction class and won the silver medal with a time of 1'23.36.
In addition, in the men's 50-meter backstroke motor dysfunction class, Kaede Hinata, a 16-year-old high school student with both arms, showed a powerful kick and finished third with a time of 37.98, the first time in the world championship. I won the bronze medal which is the medal of.