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Japan’s Olympic Roster Grows To Eight On Day Three Of Trials

17-year-old Mio Narita is the youngest qualifier thus far for Japan’s Olympic roster, nailing a selection standard in the women’s 400m IM.

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Never Give Up: 33-Yr-Old Satomi Suzuki Hits 100 Breast PB, Qualifies For Paris Olympics

33-year-old Satomi Suzuki fired off a new personal best in the women’s 100m breaststroke en route to qualifying for her 3rd Olympic Games.

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Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Misses Paris Qualification In 400 IM

Reigning Olympic champion Yui Ohashi of Japan will not get a chance to defend her gold medal, missing Paris 2024 qualification at Trials.

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2024 Japanese Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

34-year-old Ryosuke Irie will race in the men’s 100m back tonight in Tokyo in his quest to make a 5th Olympic Games appearance.

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Deep Women’s 400 IM Field Highlights Day Three Heats of Japanese Olympic Trials

2022 World Junior Champion Mio Narita & Asian Games medalist Ageha Tanigawa will highlight the women’s 400 IM final, along with Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi.

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Three Swimmers Earn Olympic Berths On Day 2 Of Japanese Trials

See which three swimmers made the Olympic Games grade on day two of the 2024 Japanese Olympic Trials taking place in Tokyo.

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2024 Japanese Olympic Trials – Day 2 Finals Live Recap

23-year-old Rikako Ikee will attempt to make her 3rd Olympic team, racing in the women’s 100m butterfy final on day 2 of Trials.

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World Championships Medalist Daiya Seto Misses 400 IM Olympic QT

13-time world champion Daiya Seto missed the Japanese qualification time needed to earn an Olympic bid in the men’s 400m Im.

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Rikako Ikee Makes The Japanese Olympic Team For Paris 2024

23-year-old Rikako Ikee of Japan qualified for her third Olympic Games by snagging silver in the women’s 100m butterfly tonight.

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Tomoru Honda Misses 400 IM Final On Day Two Of Japanese Olympic Trials

The second preliminary session of the 2024 Japanese Olympic Trials featured the men’s 400 IM, where 200 fly World Champion Tomoru Honda missed the final.

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2024 Japanese Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Ippei Watanabe will strive to earn an Olympic bid in the men’s 100m breaststroke to start off the 2024 Japanese Olympic Trials.

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17-Year-Old Mizuki Hirai Logs 57.23 100 Fly During Day One Heats of Japan Olympic Trials

Rikako Ikee posted her fastest 100 butterfly time (57.54) since returning to the sport, and sits just 0.20 outside Japan’s Olympic qualifying standard.

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2024 Japanese Olympic Trials: Retired Rio Champion Kosuke Hagino Gives His Take

Hear what retired Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino has to say about the upcoming Japanese Olympic Trials which begin on Sunday, March 17th.

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Malaysia Offered $127M to Host 2026 Commonwealth Games

The CGF said that the $127 million of “financial and strategic support” is available to any potential 2026 host after Victoria pulled out last summer.

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Letitia Sim Bags 200 Breast Gold To Open 54th Singapore National Age Group Championships

Catch up on the first day of individual event action at the 54th Singapore National Age Group Championships (SNAGs) featuring Letitia Sim.

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