Summer Olympics / Swimming Aug 1, 2021
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee pleased following unexpected appearance at Tokyo Games
Ikee made a remarkable recovery to be able to compete in her home Games after being diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019.
Olympics / Summer Olympics / Swimming Apr 12, 2021
Japan names swimming team for Tokyo Olympics
by Kaz Nagatsuka
While the squad features a number of fresh faces, there are also veterans who have already achieved global success, such as Daiya Seto, Kosuke Hagino and Ryosuke Irie.
More Sports / Swimming Oct 7, 2019
Ryosuke Irie and Yuki Ikari each won a gold Sunday at the FINA Swimming World Cup, adding to Japan's medal tally on the final day of action at the three-day meet in the Hungarian capital. In the men's 100-meter backstroke, Irie, who won the 200 ...
More Sports / Swimming Jul 28, 2019
Japan qualified for both the men's and women's 4x100-meter medley relay swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by advancing to their respective finals at the world championships on Sunday. Japan finished third overall in the men's heats and eighth overall in the women's heats. ...
More Sports / Swimming Aug 23, 2018
Ryosuke Irie claims silver in men's 200 back; Satomi Suzuki, Shinri Shioura win events
Ryosuke Irie lost his bid for a fourth straight gold medal in the Asian Games men's 200-meter backstroke on Thursday, but teammates Satomi Suzuki and Shinri Shioura both grabbed gold in their events. Irie, the three-time defending champ, won a silver medal but was in ...
More Sports / Swimming Aug 12, 2018
Ippei Watanabe makes statement with gold at Pan Pacs
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Despite having set a world record, Ippei Watanabe has sort of been overlooked because of the struggles he's had after the achievement. But Watanabe put together a resilient performance in the men's 200-meter breaststroke on Sunday, winning with a time of 2 minutes 7.75 seconds ...
More Sports / Swimming Apr 18, 2018
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Retirement was once an option for Ryosuke Irie. Now he's happy that he stayed in the pool, training in a completely new environment. Irie joined top professional swimming training group Team Elite in San Diego in the United States after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, ...
More Sports / Swimming Jul 26, 2017
Ryosuke Irie missed out on a medal Tuesday as he finished fourth in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships. Irie touched the wall at the Danube Arena in 53.03 seconds, finishing 0.59 seconds behind gold medal winner Xu Jiayu of China. Americans ...
More Sports / Swimming Apr 16, 2017
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 ...
Olympics / Summer Olympics / Swimming Aug 9, 2016
Hagino struggles in 200m freestyle final, places seventh
by Andrew McKirdy
Kosuke Hagino saw his bid for domination in the Rio Olympic pool grind to an abrupt halt when he finished seventh in the 200-meter freestyle final on Monday night. Hagino was looking to follow his gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley with more success ...
More Sports / Swimming Apr 9, 2016
Hagino shatters own 200 IM national mark, secures spot in fourth Rio event
by Andrew McKirdy
Kosuke Hagino rewrote his own 200-meter individual medley national record Saturday to claim a fourth berth at this summer's Rio Olympics and round off a dominant week at the national championships. Hagino blazed home in 1 minute, 55.07 seconds to chop 0.26 seconds off his ...
More Sports / Swimming Apr 6, 2016
Kosuke Hagino qualified for the Rio Olympics in two more events after winning the men's 200-meter freestyle at the national championships on Wednesday. The nationals double as qualifying for the Olympics. Hagino, who is already bound for Rio de Janeiro in the 400 individual medley, comfortably ...