On the 22nd, the 6th day of the competition to select representatives for the Paris Olympics, the finals will be held, including the men's 200m backstroke, in which Ryosuke Irie, who is aiming to participate in his fifth consecutive Olympics, will participate.



NHK will broadcast the tournament on general television from 7:30 p.m., and will also stream it on NHK Plus.

The competition, which is held at the Tokyo Aquatics Center to select representatives for the Paris Olympic swimming competition, is held in the finals by breaking the time set by the Japan Swimming Federation called the "Standard Record for Dispatch" and finishing in the top two. I have been selected to represent the individual category.



On the 22nd, the sixth day of the tournament, finals will be held in four events, including non-Olympic events.



[Men's 200m Backstroke]


34-year-old Ryosuke Irie aims to participate in his fifth consecutive Olympics. Irie finished in second place in the 100m backstroke final held on the 19th, the third day, and fell short of the standard record. In the 200m backstroke, he set a time that broke the standard record at the domestic competition in February, so it will be interesting to see if the experienced veteran can make a comeback.



[Women's 200m Butterfly]


Airi Mitsui, a 19-year-old university student, will aim to compete in her first Olympics by utilizing her unique endurance.



[Women's 200m Breaststroke]


A fierce competition to represent the team is expected to be centered around athletes with proven track records, such as Satomi Suzuki, who passed the semi-finals in first place, Kaeko Watanabe, who passed in second place, and Tsuki Imai, who finished in third place. is.

[Reporter in charge pays attention] Mitsui, a rising star in the women's 200m butterfly, reaches her dream stage

The women's 200m butterfly will be the focus of the reporter's attention on the sixth day of the tournament. 19-year-old rising star Airi Mitsui aims to participate in the Olympics, which is her ``dream stage.''



Mitsui's strengths are her outstanding stamina and her supple swimming ability, which takes advantage of the flexibility she developed through rhythmic gymnastics, which she took up until elementary school.



It was last year that he came to prominence. It was a breakthrough year for her as she won her first victory in the 200m butterfly at the Japan Championships in April, and continued that momentum to take fifth place at the World Championships in July.



However, at her World Championships, she was keenly aware of the difference between her and the world's top athletes. Mitsui said, ``The athlete who won the medal looked sparkling. She couldn't win a medal or improve her personal best, so she felt very frustrated.'' She hopes to improve her skills even further. I've been working on it.



Her challenge was to increase the strength of her kicks and to increase the power of her lower body. As coach Yoshihiro Fujimori, who has trained numerous Olympians, points out, ``Her strength was at the level of a first-year high school student.'' Her lack of power meant that she was unable to swim at speed.



For this reason, she has taken up weight training in earnest and has been conscious of finely hitting the tempo of her kicks in her practice. After facing her challenges and evolving her swimming skills, she is now looking to compete in the Olympics, which she has dreamed of since she was an elementary school student.



Mitsui said, ``The Olympics is a dream stage that she has always wanted to compete in, so she wants to participate well and make her dream come true.And, without stopping there, she wants to win a medal on the world stage.'' I'm enthusiastic.



Expectations are high for Mitsui's swimming ability, as many young players have been selected to compete on the national team.

NHK will be broadcasting the tournament on general television starting at 7:30 p.m., and will also stream it on NHK Plus.