Ippei Watanabe Looks To Answer ISL Breaststrokers At Home
Japan’s Ippei Watanabe has seen Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich, Great Britain’s Adam Peaty and Germany’s Marco Koch get work done in the breaststroke in the ISL
$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.
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.
Kosuke Hagino Continues Comeback With National Sports Festival
In just his 2nd meet appearance in more than 6 months, Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino is set to compete at this weekend’s National Sports Festival in Japan.
Japan Open Day 2: Yui Ohashi Crushes Another 4:33 400 IM
Yui Ohashi rocked another world-class 400m IM to notch the only World Championships qualifying time on day 2 of the 2019 Japan Open.
Japan Open: Aoki & Koseki Earn World C’ships Qualification In 100 Breast
Yasuhiro Koseki clinched a World Championships qualifying time in the men’s 100m breaststroke, but reigning SCM 200 fly World Record holder Daiya Seto wasn’t far behind.
2019 Japan Open: Start Lists & Meet Preview
Yui Ohashi will be back at it this week, competing at the Japan Open, the final qualifier for this summer’s World Championships.
Seto & Ohashi Solidify IM King & Queen Status On Final Night In Tokyo
Olympic bronze medalist Daiya Seto earned his 3rd title at the Japanese Championships, which concluded tonight in Tokyo.
Matsumoto Tops 2019 2Free World Rankings, Irie Just Misses QT
Katsuhiro Matsumoto clocked a big-time 1:45.63 to take over the top 200m free time of 2019.
Japanese Swimmers Race For Ikee At This Weekend’s 2019 Konami Open
A ‘who’s who’ within the Japanese swimming ranks is set to descend upon the Tatsumi International Swimming Center this weekend to compete at the annual Konami Open. However, this year will have a different meaning, as the nation’s star female athlete, Rikako Ikee, will no longer be taking part, instead addressing her recently-disclosed illness of leukemia.
Miho Teramura Lowers Japanese 50 Breast Record Again In Swim-Off
Miho Teramura reset her Japanese Record once again in the women’s 50 breast swim-off.
Carraro, Teramura Lower National Records In Women’s 50 Breast Prelims
Miho Teramura broke a six-year-old Japanese Record in the women’s 50 breast in Hangzhou.
Rikako Ikee Continues Racing With Tokyo Swimming Center Invitational
On-fire Rikako Ikee of Japan continues her string of consecutive competitions by competing in the 50th Tokyo Swimming Center Invitational Swim Meet this week.
Beyond The Lane Lines: Hackett Gets Promoted, Phelps Finds A Buyer
Check out what’s new with Michael Phelps, Grant Hackett, Satomi Suzuki and Yip Pin Xiu in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.
After Dominant Year, Rikako Ikee Selected As Japan Swimming’s 2018 MVP
In response to her extraordinary year in the pool, 18-year-old Rikako Ikee has been honored as ‘MVP’ by the Japanese Swimming Federation.