2024 Japan Olympic Trials
Session preview:
The evening's fifth session of the 2024 Japan Olympic Trials will include the finals of the women's 100 freestyle, men's 200 butterfly, men's 200 breaststroke, women's 1500 freestyle, men's 100 freestyle and women's 50 backstroke. With the exception of the women's 50 back, each of these events is in contention for Olympic spots.
Also, as the preliminaries were held earlier in the day, you will also be able to watch the semi-final competitions in the men's 200m backstroke, women's 200m breaststroke and women's 200 butterfly.
The men's 200m chest may be the deepest event here in Tokyo, featuring former world record holders Ippei WatanabeJapanese record holder Shoma Sato2022 World Championship Silver Medalist Hanaguruma Yuu2:07.0 swimmer Yamato Fukasawa Everything is in the mix. Watanabe took the lead in Wednesday's semifinals, clocking a time of 2:07.92, the only time under 2:08.
The men's 200 fly will also be a great race, featuring an Olympic silver medalist and a reigning world champion. Mr. Honda Tomo. Japanese record holder Daiya Seto will also be lining up for the finals, but after missing out on qualifying for the 400 IM, he is still trying to book a ticket to Paris.
Katsuhiro Matsumoto(49.00) and Rikako Ikee (54.32) is ranked No. 1 in the 100 free final, but both have already qualified for Paris in other events. Matsumoto won the 200m free earlier this week in 1:45.29, but fell short of the time required for qualifying in the process. Ikee took second place in the 100 fly, finishing 0.04 seconds below the Paris standard time.
27 years old Yukimi Moriyama (16:16.39) Over 22 years old Airi Ebina (16:17.75) In the women's 1500 free qualifying round, the difference was just over 1 second. The two will swim side by side in tonight's final, but both will need to break 16:00 for the first time to reach the Olympic-qualifying time (15:59.92). Both athletes need to drop at least 14 seconds off their best times to reach the standard.
Rising stars will be showcased in the women's 200 fly semifinals Airi Mitsui, owns a lifetime best of 2:06.77 in this event. The 19-year-old finished fifth at the Fukuoka World Championships last July, earning him the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific title. Mitsui becomes the fifth Japanese female swimmer to swim in the 2:06 time range.
veteran Satomi Suzuki She posted a time of 2:25.80 on Thursday morning, making her the top qualifier in the women's 200m chest semifinal.
Shuichi Takehara (1:56.90) Men's 200 lost in back heat; Ryosuke Irie (1:58.82) is still aiming to qualify for Paris here in Tokyo. Both have a chance to advance to tomorrow's final, with the semi-finals starting tonight's schedule.
The final event of the session was the women's 50 back and highlights included: Miki Takahashi (28.56). At the Fukuoka World Championships last July, he ran a personal best time of 27.84 seconds and placed 14th.
Men's 200 Backstroke — Semifinals
- Japanese record — 1:52.51 — Ryosuke Irie,2009
- Asian record — 1:52.51 — Ryosuke Irie (Japan), 2009
- World record — 1:51.92 — Aaron Piersol (USA), 2009
- JASF QT — 1:56.92
Top 8 qualifiers:
Women’s 200 Breaststroke — Semifinals
- Japanese record — 2:19.65 — Rie Kaneto, 2016
- Asian record — 2:19.65 — Rie Kaneto (JPN), 2016
- World record — 2:17.55 — Evgenia Chikunova (Russia), 2023
- JASF QT — 2:23.31
Top 8 qualifiers:
Women’s 200 Butterfly — Semifinals
- Japanese record — 2:04.69 — Natsumi Hoshi, 2012
- Asian record — 2:01.81 — Liu Zige (CHN), 2009
- World record — 2:01.81 — Liu Zige (CHN), 2009
- JASF QT — 2:07.95
Top 8 qualifiers:
Women’s 100 Freestyle – Finals
- Japanese record – 52.79 – Rikako Ikee2018
- Asian Record – 52.02 – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 2023
- World Record – 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
- JASF QT – 53.12
Podium:
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Men’s 200 Butterfly – Final
- Japanese record – 1:52.53 – Daiya Seto2020
- Asian record – 1:52.53 – Daiya Seto (Japan), 2020
- World Record – 1:50.34 – Christoph Milak (HUN), 2022
- JASF QT – 1:55.27
Podium:
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Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Finals
- Japanese Record – 2:06.40 – Shoma Sato, 2021
- Asian Record – 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang (China), 2023
- World Record – 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang (China), 2023
- JASF QT – 2:08.48
Podium:
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Women’s 1500 Freestyle — Finals
- Japanese record — 15:58.55 — Ai Shibata, 2007
- Asian Record — 15:41.49 — Wang Jianjiahe (China), 2021
- World Record — 15:20.48 — Katie Ledecky (USA), 2018
- JASF QT — 15:59.92
Podium:
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Men’s 100 Freestyle – Finals
- Japanese record – 47.85 – Katsuhiro Matsumoto2023
- Asian Record – 46.80 – Pan Zinre (Switzerland), 2024
- World record – 46.80 – Pan Zinre (Switzerland), 2024
- JASF QT – 47.97
Podium:
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Women’s 50 Backstroke — Finals
- Japanese record — 27.51 — Aya Terakawa, 2013
- Asian record — 26.98 — Liu Xiang (CHN), 2018
- World Record — 26.86 — Kayleigh McCune (Australia), 2023
Podium:
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