The swimming competition to select representatives for the Paris Olympics will begin on the 17th.
On the first day of the tournament, in addition to the men's and women's 400m freestyle finals, the qualifying and semi-finals of the women's 100m butterfly, in which Rikako Ikee will take part, will be held, marking the end of an eight-day battle for a ticket to Paris. I'll open it.
NHK will broadcast the event live on E-Tele from 7 p.m., and it will also be streamed on NHK Plus.
This year's competition is a "one-shot contest" in which participants who can beat the time set by the Japan Swimming Federation called the "Dispatch Standard Record" in the final and finish in the top two will be selected to represent the individual event at the Paris Olympics. It will be a battle.
At the Tokyo Aquatics Center in Koto Ward, Tokyo, which was the venue for the Tokyo Olympics, the event will be held over an eight-day period from the 17th to the 24th, with qualifying
sessions held in the morning except on the final day, and
semi-finals and finals scheduled to take place in the evening. .
On the first day of the tournament, the men's and women's 400m freestyle finals will be held, as well as the women's 100m butterfly and men's 100m breaststroke qualifying and semi-finals.
Of these, Rikako Ikee, who is aiming to participate in the women's 100m butterfly for the third time in a row, will be competing in the women's 100m butterfly, and it will be interesting to see if she will be selected to represent the team in an individual event for the first time since the Rio de Janeiro Games.
The Japan Swimming Federation estimates that around 25 to 30 people will be selected to represent the Paris Olympics at this tournament, including the relay events, and the Japanese competitive swimming industry, which has been in a slump since the Tokyo Olympics, may show signs of resurfacing. That's one point.
NHK will be broadcasting the first day's race on E-Tele from 7pm, and will also stream it on NHK Plus.