2020 Tokyo Special Swimming Tourney: Ikee Among Ones To Watch
20-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee is among the top talent set to race at a specially-organized swimming meet this weekend in Tokyo.
Rio Shirai Makes Her Presence Known At Hyogo Prefectural C’ships
19-year-old Rio Shirai made some waves over the weekend, competing at the Hyogo Prefectural Championships, one of several taking place in Japan.
Emerging Rio Shirai Time Trials 1:00.44 100 Back As Baseline For OLY Quest
Rio Shirai of Japan has steadily been improving in the 100m back, giving her nation a spark of hope in a discipline devoid of an Olympic finalist since 2012.
2020 Konami Open Day 2: Daiya Seto Puts Up Another 59.9 100 Breaststroke
Do-it-all Daiya Seto clocked the 2nd sub-minute 100m breaststroke of his career tonight in Tokyo to take gold at the Konami Open.
On-Fire Daiya Seto Becomes Japan’s 7th Fastest 200 Freestyler All-Time
Japanese swimmers showed up big-time on day 1 of the Konami Open, including Daiya Seto pumping out a PB in the 200 free.
$275,000 USD Offered For World Record Broken At Upcoming Konami Open
On-fire Daiya Seto will have extra incentive to give it his all at next month’s Konami Open, seeing how a quarter of a million dollars is up for grabs.
5 JPN Men Clock 48-Second 100 Free Times At Kosuke Kitajima Cup
Sprint ace Shinri Shioura led a men’s 100m freestyle siege on day 2 of the 2020 Kosuke Kitajima Cup taking place in Tokyo, Japan.
Matsumoto Moves Up To #3 In The World With 1:45.8 200 Free
Japanese swimmers continue to make a statement already in 2020, tonight with Katsuhiro Matsumoto ripping a 1:45.82 meet record 100m freestyle.
Upcoming 2020 Kosuke Kitajima Cup Gives Japanese OLY Trials Preview
IM and butterfly monster Daiya Seto is among the Japanese competitors ready to rumble in Tokyo next weekend, giving a preview of the nation’s Olympic Trials.
Hagino Hits 200 Back Gold, Shirai Shows Up Big On Day 2 Of Tokyo New Year’s
400 IM Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino is continuing to make waves in his comeback, tonight taking the men’s 200 back in Tokyo.
Japan, South Africa & Spain Among Queensland C’ships Visiting Nations
IM ace Yui Ohashi is just one of the key Japanese competitors headed to Brisbane for the 2019 Queensland Championships this weekend.
Daiya Seto Concludes Tokyo Open With 1:55.98 200 IM PB To Top World Rankings
Daiya Seto wrapped up his 2019 Tokyo Open in major style, producing a 1:55.98 200 IM personal best en route to topping the podium.
Milak Tops Hagino In Men’s 400 Free, Shioura Edges Out Nakamura In 100 Free
Visiting Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak was back at it this evening at the Tatsumi International Swimming Center, taking the men’s 400m free event.
Clash Of The 200 Fly World Record Holders As Seto & Milak Race In Tokyo
The reigning long course 200 fly World Record holder Kristof Milak is set to battle the reigning short course 200 fly World Record holder Daiya Seto.
Coming Back To Form, Hagino Throws Down 4th Fastest JPN 200 IM Ever
Olympic champion in the men’s 400m IM, Kosuke Hagino of Japan, is becoming more dangerous with every competition since coming back from a 5-month hiatus.
