Eleven new swimmers have been selected to represent the Paris Paralympic swimming team, including Asian record holders Eito Minami and Mikika Serizawa.
On the 10th, the Japan Para Swimming Federation and the Japan Intellectually Disabled Swimming Federation held a selection committee and announced the selection of 11 new participants in addition to the 7 people who had been selected to represent the team so far.
The motor dysfunction class will be attended by 21-year-old Minami, who set an Asian record in the men's 200-meter individual medley at the national selection event held in Shizuoka Prefecture on the 10th, as well as 19-year-old Minami, who will be competing in his first Paralympics. Eigo Tanaka and his rival, 18-year-old Kaede Hinata, have both been selected to play for the national team.
In addition, in the intellectual disability class, 23-year-old Serizawa broke the Asian record and won the gold medal at the Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou, China last October, and in the visually impaired class, he participated in four consecutive competitions. Players such as Chikako Ono and 36-year-old Tomomi Ishiura have also received offers.
In addition, four other athletes, including 15-year-old Daiyo Kawabuchi and 17-year-old Kanon Fukuda, have been placed on hold, and will be eligible to participate in the Paris Paralympic Games if they meet the qualifications to participate in the Paris Paralympic Games. This means that it has been decided that.