Once a synchro star, host Japan struggles to retain bronze in artistic swimming
Though Japan has never won gold since synchronized swimming became an Olympic sport in 1984, it has taken either silver or bronze, in duet or team, every year except for London 2012.
Japan claims two golds on opening day of Artistic Swimming World Series third leg
Japan got off to a winning start Friday with golds in the solo and team technical routines on the opening day of the Japan Open, the third leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series. The eight-member Japan team scored 90.7041 points for its ...
Japan captures synchro bronze at second straight world championships
Japan won the bronze medal in the women's technical routine team competition at the world swimming championships for the second time in a row on Tuesday, securing the country's first podium finish at the ongoing meet in Budapest. Yukiko Inui, Mai Nakamura, Kanami Nakamaki, Sakiko ...
Yukiko Inui and Kanami Nakamaki won the women's duet free routine in synchronized swimming at the Asian swimming championships on Sunday. Inui, who won the bronze medals both in duet and team events at the Rio Games this summer, and her new free-routine partner Nakamaki ...
Japan produced a solid performance Friday to swim off with the team synchronized swimming bronze at the Rio Games. The eight-woman Japanese team, featuring duet bronze medalists Risako Mitsui and Yukiko Inui, scored 95.4333 points in Friday's free routine to hang onto their third place ...
Japan's Inui, Mitsui win synchronized swimming duet bronze in Rio
Displaying poise, passion and precision, Japan's Yukiko Inui and Risako Mitsui captured the synchronized swimming duet bronze medal, while Russia underlined its dominance of the event with victory in the final at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. Inui and Mitsui gave Japan its first medal ...
Japan won the bronze in the team technical routine of the women's synchronized swimming at the FINA World Aquatics Championships on Monday, the second medal in the biennial event for Japan since 2007 following a bronze in duet a day earlier. Japan, performing last among ...
Inui, Mitsui earn bronze in duet technical routine at worlds
Yukiko Inui and Risako Mitsui won the bronze in the women's duet technical routine in synchronized swimming at the FINA World Aquatics Championships on Sunday, the first medal in the biennial event for Japan since 2007. The pair scored 92.0079 points under the tutelage of ...
