The Japan Swimming Federation officially announced its national team for this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday.
Medal hopefuls such as Kosuke Hagino, Ryosuke Irie, Kanako Watanabe and Rie Kaneto will lead the 34 representatives — the second-biggest team in Japan’s Olympic history. Japan had 38 swimmers at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
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