2024 Japan Olympic Trials
Session preview:
The penultimate session of the Japan 2024 Olympic Trials is approaching, and the night begins with the semi-finals of three different events.The Japanese record holder will lead the men's 100 butterfly race. Naoki Mizunuma will be included in the loaded field. In the qualifying round, he finished in first place with a time of 51.75 seconds, but Katsuhiro Matsumoto and Takeshi Kawamoto A strong chase is expected tonight as well.
A Japanese record holder will also compete in the women's 200 IM. Yui Ohashi He recorded the fastest time today at 2:14.32. Ohashi's Japanese record is 2:07.91, and he won at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics with a slightly slower time of 2:08.52. She missed out on qualifying for Paris in the 400 IM earlier in the competition, so she will definitely be aiming to qualify for tomorrow's 200 IM final. She has excellent ability to swim 2 minutes 10.70 seconds, which is the entry standard.
The women's 50 free heat was led by Nagisa Ikemotowho placed their hand on the touchpad at 25.14. Rikako Ikeehas already booked a ticket to Paris in the 100 fly and is in second place with a time of 25.20 seconds. Ikee held the Japanese record in this event in 2018, when she clocked a time of 24.21 seconds, which was below the Olympic qualifying time of 24.55 seconds set by Swimming Japan. Ikee and Ikemoto had one win and two losses in the 100 free on the fifth night in Tokyo, with times of 54.15 and 54.20 seconds, respectively.
This session will feature competition for Olympic spots in the men's 50m free, women's 200m back and men's 200m IM. Most notably, Daiya Seto He is looking to secure a spot on the Olympic team after missing out on both the 400 IM and 200 fly earlier this week. Seto recorded a time of 1:57.54 last month, just 0.03 seconds below the required time.
Men's 100 Butterfly — Semifinals
- Japanese record — 50.81 – Naoki Mizunuma, 2022
- Asian Record — 50.39 – Joseph Schooling (SGP), 2016
- World Record — 49.45 – Caleb Dressel (USA), 2021
- JASF QT — 51.43
Top 8 qualifiers:
Women’s 200IM — Semifinals
- Japanese record — 2:07.91 – Yui Ohashi2017
- Asian Record — 2:07.57 – Ye Shiwen (CHN), 2012
- World Record — 2:06.12 – Katinka Hossu (HUN), 2015
- JASF QT — 2:10.70
Top 8 qualifiers:
Women's 50 Freestyle — Semifinals
- Japanese record — 24.21 – Rikako Ikee2018
- Asian record — 23.97 – Liu Xiang (CHN), 2021
- World Record — 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
- JASF QT — 24.55
Top 8 qualifiers:
Men's 50 Freestyle — Finals
- Japanese record — 21.67 – Shinri Shioura2019
- Asian record — 21.67 – Shinri Shioura2019
- World Record — 20.91 – Cesar Cielo (BRA), 2009
- JASF QT — 21.82
Podium:
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Bronze –
Women’s 200 Backstroke – Final
- Japanese record — 2:07.13 – Reiko Nakamura, 2008
- Asian Record — 2:06.46 – Zhao Jing (CHN), 2010
- World Record — 2:03.14 – Kayley McCune (Australia), 2023
- JASF QT — 2:08.65
Podium:
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Silver –
Bronze –
Men’s 200IM – Final
- Japanese record — 1:55.07 – Kosuke Hagino, 2016
- Asian Record — 1:54.62 – Wang Shun (China), 2023
- World Record — 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte (USA), 2011
- JASF QT — 1:57.51
Podium:
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Silver –
Bronze –
Women’s 50 Breaststroke — Finals
- Japanese record — 30.10 – Satomi Suzuki, 2023
- Asian Record — 29.51 – Tang Qianting (China), 2023
- World Record — 29.16 – Luta Meiltite (LTU), 2023
Podium:
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Bronze –
