Ikee claims record five titles at national swimming championships
Sixteen-year-old Rikako Ikee became the first woman to win five titles at the national swimming championships after sweeping the 50-meter freestyle and the 100 butterfly Sunday. On the final day of the four-day meet, Ikee won the 50 free in 24.57 seconds before taking the ...
Hagino outduels Seto in 200 IM; Ikee earns third title at nationals
Round 2 of the Kosuke Hagino-Daiya Seto duel went to the Olympic champ this time, with Hagino comfortably winning the men's 200-meter individual medley for the sixth straight time at the national swimming championships Saturday. Less than an hour after capturing the 400 freestyle title ...
Hagino rallies to win men's 200 freestyle; Ohashi shatters national mark in women's 400 IM
Kosuke Hagino was made to work again at the national swimming championships Friday, when he claimed a narrow victory in the men's 200-meter freestyle. The Rio Olympic gold medalist came from behind over the last 50 meters to win in 1 minute, 47.29 seconds for ...
Kosuke Hagino won the men's 400-meter individual medley to capture his fourth crown at the National Swimming Championships on Sunday. Hagino defended his title at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in a time of 4 minutes, 8.54 seconds, booking his spot for the FINA World Aquatics ...
Yasuhiro Koseki blew away the field to win the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the national swimming championships on Saturday. Koseki touched the wall at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in 2 minutes, 7.77 seconds and along with runnerup Ryo Tateishi (2:09.54) passed the event's qualifying standard ...
Kanako Watanabe rewrote her Japanese record in the women's 200-meter individual medley on Friday, the fourth day of the National Swimming Championships. Winner of the 50 and 100 breaststroke titles here, Watanabe shaved 0.77 second off her previous mark to win the 200 medley in ...
Rikako Ikee on Thursday became the first Japanese middle school student to qualify for the FINA World Aquatics Championships since 2001. By finishing third in the women's 200-meter freestyle in 1 minute, 58.77 seconds on the third day of the National Swimming Championships — the ...
Hagino claims third straight 400-meter freestyle title at nationals
Swimmer Kosuke Hagino booked his berth in this summer's FINA World Aquatics Championships after winning his third consecutive men's 400-meter freestyle title at the national championships in Tokyo on Tuesday. Hagino clocked a time of 3 minutes, 45.19 seconds at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center ...
