A competition in which top swimmers competed was held in Tokyo, and Rikako Ikee won the 100m freestyle, showing signs of recovery.
The swimming competition "Konami Open" will be held for two days from the 18th at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Koto Ward, Tokyo. of top players participated.
Of these, Ikee, who has been out of shape since last fall, participated in the final of the women's 100-meter freestyle.
Since the tournament in mid-January, Ikee has been training more intensively, and in the first half, she came in 4th place. bottom.
Ikee: “If you practice, your confidence will come back.”
After the race, Ikee looked back, saying, "I was able to run in the 54-second range, and I'm glad I was able to win. Considering the current situation, I did really well."
Ahead of the Japan Championships in April, he said, "If I practice normally, I think my confidence will come back, so I want to train in a way that I can be satisfied with every single practice," showing signs of recovery. rice field.
In addition, the venue, Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, was closed at the end of March, and it was the last race at a familiar place. I want to leave behind a lot of records, memories, and results in a new place."
In other events,
▼ Akari Honda, who won the silver medal in this event at the Tokyo Olympics in the men's 200-meter butterfly, was 1:54.00, and ▼ the women's 200-meter
individual medley, a first-year high school student aiming to represent Japan. Mio Narita
won the race with a time of 2 minutes 11 seconds 10, both of which were new tournament records.