Rikako Ikee Named Japan’s Most Popular Female Athlete
Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee continues to remain in her nation’s mind even while out of the pool battling leukemia.
Breaststroke Bonanza: Japan’s Ippei Watanabe Joining Matt Wilson In Australia
Japan’s Ippei Watanabe is set to travel to Aussie Matt Wilson’s training base next month. The men finished with the respective bronze and silver in Gwangju.
Kosuke Hagino Misses Out On Japanese National Team For 2019/2020 Season
The Japanese Swimming Federation has revealed its National Team roster for the 2019/2020 season, with two major names missing from the list.
Japan Releases Stiff Qualifying Standards For The 2020 Home Olympic Games
The Japanese Swimming Federation has just released the selection criteria for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games set to be hosted in Tokyo.
Ishikawa’s 51.1 100 Fly PB Fueled By Rikako Ikee Cheering From Stands
The 2019 Japanese Student Swimming Championships wrapped up on Sunday, but not before a very special guest made an appearance in the stands.
‘True’ World Junior Records In Swimming As of August 2019
We took our best shot at the research, digging through history to find the top junior times in each event, based on FINA’s world junior record criteria.
2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
The fifth and final morning of the 2019 Speedo Junior National Championships feature preliminary heats of the men’s and women’s 50 free and 200 IM.
ASIA: Even Without Hagino and Ikee, Japan Improves in Gold Medals vs. 2017
Even without Olympians Hagino and Ikee, Japan has improved in the medal table from 2017 to 2019. They won no golds in 2017, while Seto won them 2 golds here.
Daiya Seto Becomes Japan’s First-Ever 200 IM/400 IM Double World Champion
Japan’s 25-year-old Daiya Seto just became his nation’s first-ever 200m/400m IM double World Champion tonight in Gwangju.
Americans Lead Record Charge With World Mark In Mixed Free Relay
Simone Manuel anchored in 52.00 as the United States set a new world record in the mixed 400 free relay, defending their World title from 2017.
Rikako Ikee Responds To Fly Medalists’ Special Message From Gwangju
Japanese ace Rikako Ikee responds via Instagram story to the women’s 100m fly medalists’ message of solidarity from last in Gwangju.
Matsumoto Breaks Hagino’s Record & Earns JPN’s First 2Free Worlds Medal
Katsuhiro Matsumoto soared to a new lifetime best and Japanese National Record time of 1:45.22 to land 2nd place tonight in Gwangju in the men’s 200 free.
El maravilloso gesto de las medallistas del 100 mariposa hacia Rikako Ikee
La canadiense Maggie MacNeil ha destronado a Sarah Sjostrom en el 100 mariposa. En el podio, han mostrado su solidaridad con Rikako Ikee, que sufre leucemia.
Women’s 100 Fly Medalists Show Sign Of Solidarity For Rikako Ikee
The trio of medalists from the women’s 100m fly – MacNeil, Sjostrom & McKeon – displayed a special message to Japan’s Rikako Ikee.
Sans Ikee, Japanese Women Clock 4×100 Free Relay NR, Qualify For Tokyo
While Rikako Ikee battles leukemia, her Japanese teammates qualified the women’s 4x100m free relay for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
