2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 6 Prelims Live Recap
We didn’t see any 100m freestyle Olympic qualifiers yesterday, but we’ll see if anyone can meet the stiff Japanese standards in the splash n’ dash today.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 5 Finals Live Recap: Hagino Drops The Hammer
Bold, statement-making swim from 21-year-old Kosuke Hagino. 1:55.98 in the men’s 200 IM to score the #1 time in the world.
2 Japanese Sprint Freestyle Records Broken, Yet No Olympic Qualifiers
Despite seeing 2 National Records fall during tonight’s finals, the nation of Japan is without male and female 100m freestyle representation in Rio at this point.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 4 Finals Recap: Major 200 IM Shake-ups
Teenager Runa Imai picked the right time to explode, clocking the 2nd-swiftest women’s 200m IM time tonight and punching her ticket to Rio.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
31-year-old Takeshi Matsuda earned bronze in the men’s 200m butterfly in both Beijing and London. He’ll be swimming in the prelims of the event in Tokyo this morning.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 1 Prelims Recap
The 2016 Japan Swim (Japanese Olympic Trials) kick-off today in Tokyo, with two big guns – Daiya Seto and Kosuke Hagino – highlighting the very first event.
15-year-old Ikee Blasts Sub-55 1Free, Hagino 1:56.10 2Back At Konami
Seto, Hagino, Ikee and several other key players were in action again tonight in Tokyo for Day 2 of the 2016 Konami Open, the last major meet before April’s Olympic Trials.
Hagino Rocks Sub-4:10 400 IM, Ikee Nabs World Jr Record At Konami Open
Kosuke Hagino throws down 2016’s first sub-4:10 400 IM, while 15-year-old Rikako Ikee continues on her fierce freestyle record siege on Day 1 of the 2016 Konami Open.
2016 Konami Open Meet Preview: Hagino Tries On 200 Backstroke
Kosuke Hagino may try on the 200m back/200m IM double for size at his nation’s Olympic Trials in April, but will first get a crack at the backstroke this weekend in Tokyo.
FINA Revises Rio Relay Qualification Criteria; JPN Medley Now In
The Japanese women’s 4x100m medley relay has had its status changed in terms of being in the top 12 for Rio qualification.
15-Yr-Old Rikako Ikee Blasts New World Junior Record In 50 Fly
15-year-old Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee made headlines once again while competing at the World Cup in Tokyo, this time for downing…
2015 FINA World Cup Tokyo: Day 2 Recap
New Australian and Commonwealth Records for double world champion Mitch Larkin tonight in Tokyo.
Miki Uchida Lowers Her Own 50m Freestyle Japanese National Record
The 2nd Japanese National Record to fall at the World Cup Tokyo, the women’s 50m freestyle, was slain at the hands of Miki Uchida.
Miki Uchida shaves .01 off Japanese 50 free record at Intercollege Championships
For the second year in a row, Miki Uchida has set a Japanese record in the 50 free at the Intercollegiate Championships.
Israel catching sprint fever with gold, nat’l record from Kalontarov
It took up until the very last individual event of the 2015 European Games for Israel to earn a gold medal in swimming, but sprinter Ziv Kalontrov made it worth the wait.