Rikako Ikee

Rikako Ikee Clocks Yet Another JPN Nat Record – 24.21 50 Free (Video)

17-year-old Rikako Ikee produced a 24.21 50m freestyle stunner tonight in Tokyo.

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Watch Rikako Ikee’s 56.38 100 Butterfly From Tokyo

See how Rikako Ikee’s 56.38 100m butterfly unfolded in Tokyo.

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2018 Japan Swim: Reona Aoki Clocks New World #1 100 Breast

Reona Aoki clocked a winning 100m breaststroke time of 1:05.90 to move onto the world rankings throne.

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2018 Japan Swim Day 3 Prelims: Seto Pulls 2IM/2Fly Double

Olympic medalist Daiya Seto was in the Tokyo water twice this morning, earning return swims in the men’s 200m IM and 200m fly at the 2018 Japan Swim.

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2018 Japan Swim: Ageless Ryosuke Irie Rocks World Rankings

Ryosuke Irie now sits as the 2nd fastest 100m backstroker in the world right now.

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Rikako Ikee Lowers 1Fly NR Again, Moves Ahead of Oleksiak In Best Ever

There is a battle brewing among the teen titans Rikako Ikee of Japan and Penny Oleksiak of Canada, aimed at coming to a head at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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2018 Japan Swim Day 1 Finals: Koseki Back From Suspension With A 58

Yasuhiro Koseki is making the most of his time back after a suspension for a team altercation, racing to within .06 of the Japanese 100m breast national record.

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17-Year-Old Rikako Ikee Takes World’s #1 100 Fly Ranking With New NR

Teen Rikako Ikee is at it again, firing off the world’s fastest 100m butterfly time this season en route to lowering her own Japanese national record.

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2018 Japan Swim Day 1 Prelims: Suzuki Scores 50 Breast NR

Kicking things off in fast fashion in Tokyo, 2012 Olympic medalist Satomi Suzuki fired off a new 50m breaststroke national record at the Japan Swim prelims.

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2018 Japan Swim: Pan Pacific C’ships Qualification On The Line

After a rather quiet first quarter, Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Hagino will try to make some noise at this week’s Japan Swim in Tokyo.

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200 IM Mania: Fujimori Clocks 1:57.9, Ohashi Rips 2:09.4 At Konami

2018 KONAMI OPEN Saturday, February 17th & Sunday, February 18th Tatsumi International Swimming Center Prelims at 9am local (7pm previous…

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Teen Rikako Ikee Marches On With 50 Fly National Record

Rikako Ikee followed up her 200m freestyle national record from day 1 of the Konami Open with a new mark in the 50m butterfly.

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After Ikee’s 200 Free NR, Nakamura Fires Off Another Sub-22

Rikako Ikee produced a new 200 free national record, but Katsumi Nakamura, Yui Ohashi and Daiya Seto were also dominant tonight in Tokyo.

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Rikako Ikee Throws Down 1:55.04 200 free National Record

17-year-old Rikako Ikee produced a 200 freestyle time that would have won the silver medal behind Italy’s Federica Pellegrini at last year’s World Championships.

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Japan’s Biggest Stars Take On Konami Open This Weekend

Kosuke Hagino, Daiya Seto and recently-minted national record holder Katsumi Nakamura are just a few of the elite names headed to Tokyo this weekend.

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