2018 JAPAN SWIM (JAPANESE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS)
- Tuesday, April 3rd – Sunday, April 8th
- Tatsumi International Swim Centre, Tokyo, Japan
- LCM
- Selection meet for Asian Games, Pan Pacific Championships, Jr. Pan Pacific Championships & Youth Olympics
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- Day 1 Prelims/Day 1 Finals
- Day 2 Prelims/Day 2 Finals
- Day 3 Prelims/ Day 3 Finals
- Day 4 Prelims
17-year-old Rikako Ikee lowered another one of her Japanese national records while competing at the 2018 Japan Swim. Tonight during the 4th final session of the meet, Ikee fired off the fastest 50m freestyle time ever clocked by a woman from her nation, registering a winning mark of 24.21 to take gold in front of a roaring crowd.
You can watch the race video below where the star wins the splash n’ dash by over a second ahead of the field:
【 #池江璃花子 選手 またまた #日本新記録 ノーカット動画】
#日本水泳選手権 女子50m自由形 #池江璃花子選手 が24秒21のタイムでまたまた日本記録を更新。
総合テレビで生中継しています。 #NHK pic.twitter.com/oNkUqbCPxa— NHKスポーツ (@nhk_sports) April 6, 2018
Prior to this meet, Ikee’s personal best and previous national record stood at the 24.33 earned at the National Sports Festival of Japan last September. That mark still stands as the World Junior Record. If Ikee wasn’t turning 18 by the end of this year, tonight’s result would replace that as the new WJR.
However, Ikee’s time now checks her in as the 3rd fastest 50m freestyler this season, barring any results from tonight’s semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games.
2017-2018 LCM WOMEN 50 FREE
SJOSTROM
23.74
| 2 | Pernille BLUME | DEN | 23.75 | 08/04 |
| 3 | Cate CAMPBELL | AUS | 23.78 | 04/07 |
| 4 | Xiang LIU | CHN | 24.04 | 09/01 |
| 5 | Simone MANUEL | USA | 24.10 | 07/29 |
At just 17 years of age, Ikee holds the Japanese national LCM records across the 50m/100m/200m freestyle and 50m/100m butterfly events.
Who is Xiang Liu???
A Chinese female sprinter
I know Liu Xiang the hurdler.
Seriously looks like she was finalist in the 50 free at last worlds in Budapest.
I didn’t know her. Or I have forgotten.
With all the Xiang, Yang or Xie it’s tough to remember who is who. 🙂
She finished 3rd in the 50 back at 2015 worlds and 6th in the 50 free at 2017 worlds in 24.58.
Who are you trying to fool? Do you think we don’t know who you are, Bo Bog Igi? 😀
She has a PB of 24.04, nothing to scoff at. (Though done in China, so grain of salt, sadly)
She will have a lot of pressure in 2 years at home. Can she handle it? Because on pure talent she has everything to shine.
Or will JPN does not burden her as they did to hagino?
She also has Pan Pacs in Tokyo this August to see what she can do …….and how to handle the Pressure . Great meet to be used as deep preparations for the Japanese team
Congratulations Ikee