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.
Seto Scores 1:56 2IM, Hasegawa Tops Oashi In 200 Fly
Daiya Seto continues to produce stellar results here in Tokyo, earning his 2nd World Championships bid by winning the 200m IM.
Japan Day 4: Seto Secures 2Fly For Worlds, 15 Men Under 50 In 1Free
Daiya Seto hits 200 fly qualifying mark for World Championships, while several other swimmers are in the hunt for their own events.
Ohashi Remains Sole Definitive Worlds Qualifier Through Day 2 In JPN
IM queen Yui Ohashi solidified herself as the sole individual swimmer to have qualified to represent Japan this summer at the 2019 World Championships through day 2.
Koseki Misses 1Breast Worlds QT On Day 2 Of Japan C’ships
Pan Pacs gold medalist Yasuhiro Koseki misses the World Championships qualifying time in the 100m breast.
Ida’s 23.27 50 Fly JPN National Record Still Not Enough For Gwangju
Even a new national record couldn’t automatically qualify Kengo Ida for the 2019 World Championships, as the roster remains empty on the men’s side through day 1 of the primary qualification meet for the main event.
Koseki Already 59.65, Ohashi 2:10 In Semi’s On Japanese C’ships Day 1
The 2019 Japan Swimming Championships began today in Tokyo, where the nation’s best will be competing for a chance to represent their nation this summer in Gwangju at the 2019 World Championships.
Black Cloud Lingers Over Next Week’s Japan Swimming C’ships
This year’s Japan Swimming Championships, the meet which serves as the nation’s primary qualifying competition for the 2019 World Championships, will have a black cloud raining overhead when racing begins on Tuesday, April 2nd.
Olympic Champion Hagino Opting Out Of All-Important JPN C’ships
Japan’s key leader Kosuke Hagino has abandoned plans to compete at his nation’s World Championships Trials meet of the Japanese Championships next month.
Hagino Halts Training Camp In Spain To Regroup For Japanese C’ships
Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino hasn’t quite produced the results for which he was hoping so far this year. He’s decided to withdraw from the Japanese National Team’s training camp in Spain to regroup and refocus.
World Ranking Shake-Ups Galore At 2019 Konami Open
2019 KONAMI OPEN Saturday, February 16th & Sunday, February 17th International Swimming Centre, Chiba Prefecture Prelims at 9am local (7pm…
Seto & Ohashi Put On 400 IM Show On Day 1 Of 2019 Konami Open
The 2019 Konami Open kicked off tonight, but without one of Japan’s main aquatic powerhouses, Rikako Ikee. Swimming in her honor, Ikee’s Japanese teammates threw down some stellar marks for this point in the season.
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.
Head Coach Hirai, JPN Swimmers Hagino & Koseki React To Ikee Diagnosis
The entire swimming community was shocked to learn that Japanese swimming superstar Rikako Ikee has been diagnosed with leukemia, just months after becoming the first-ever Asian Games MVP.
Daiya Seto Swims Lights Out, Produces 4:09/1:56 IM Combo In Hamamatsu
At the Hamana Bay Long Course Championships, Japanese National Record holders Daiya Seto and Yui Ohashi were among those who belted out some world ranking shake-ups