2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 6 Finals Live Recap
Rikako Ikee already made the Japanese Olympic team in the medley relay but she’ll try to add a freestyle event tonight in Tokyo.
Rikako Ikee Wows With Another Meet Title, Olympic Relay Berth
20-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako IKee has proven once again that she is a fighter in and out of the pool, capturing her 2nd Olympic relay berth.
Fairweather Follows-Up With 400 Free NZL Age Record – 4:06.54
17-year-old Erika Fairweather puts up a big time nearly every race and on this occasion, it was in the 400m freestyle in Auckland.
15-Yr-Old Flynn Southam Lowers 49.55 100 Free Aussie Age Record
15-year-old Flynn Southam of Bond shaved another .10 off of his own previous Aussie age record in the men’s 100m freesytle.
Kawamoto Matches Over Decade-Old JPN Record In 100 Fly
Takeshi Kawamoto staked his claim on an Olympic berth in the men’s 100m fly, scorching a lifetime best of 51.00 to match the Japanese national record.
Cooper Sets New Aussie Age Mark For 17-Yr-Olds In 100 Back
Isaac Cooper kept the Aussie Age Record-breaking siege going by taking down the 100m back mark for 17-year-olds at the Age Championships.
Former WR Holder Watanabe On Surprise Loss: “Swimming Can Be Cruel”
Former world record holder Ippei Watanabe suffered an unexpected loss tonight in Tokyo, watching his Olympic prospects dwindle away in the 200m breaststroke.
Horton Still Defends Gwangju Podium Snub With Tokyo On The Horizon
Australian freestyle ace Mack Horton made waves both in and out of the pool at the 2019 FINA World Championships and spoke about it recently.
Nakamura, Hasegawa Among JPN OLY Roster Additions Through Day 5
Sprint ace Katsumi Nakamura joins his teammates on the Japanese Olympic roster in the men’s 100m freestyle event. He’ll race the 50m free later in teh meet.
Fairweather Registers New Zealand Age Record In 200 Free
Catch the highlights of day three of the 2021 New Zealand Swimming Championships featuring young freestyle ace Erika Fairweather.
O’Connor Ponders Next Steps After Withdrawing from British Trials
Olympic silver medalist Siobhan-Marie O’Connor releases statement on her withdrawal from next week’s British Selection Trials.
Updated With Video: 19-Yr-Old Shoma Sato Unleashes 2:06.40 200 Breast
19-year-old Shoma Sato of Japan just ripped a new national record in the 200m breast en route to becoming the world’s 2nd fastest performer all-time.
2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 5 Finals Live Recap
Kosuke Hagino was set to take on a grueling double of the 200m back and 200m IM on night 5 of the 2021 Japanese Olympic Trials but kept just the IM.
Kurokawa Logs JPN Record In 800 Free Without Olympic Qualification
The Japanese Olympic-qualifying standards are set inside the national record in some cases, such as this men’s 800m freestyle.
16-Yr-Old Elizabeth Dekkers Lowers Own Aussie Age 200 Fly Rec To 2:07.25
Newmarket Racers’ Elizabeth Dekkers just lowered her own Aussie Age Record in the women’s 200m fly at Aussie Age Championships.
