April 27, 2022
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Former 200m breaststroke world record holder Ippei Watanabe is set to compete at his first meet of 2022, entered in the 2022 Japan Swim.
March 5, 2022
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While competing at the Selection Meet, Naoki Mizunuma became the first-ever man from Japan to dip under the 51-second barrier in the 100m butterfly.
March 5, 2022
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Ryosuke Irie, Rikako Ikee Shine at Japanese National Championships For almost a decade-and-a-half, Ryosuke Irie has been among the world’s best backstrokers, and he has qualified for the Olympic final in
Oct. 14, 2021
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Former 200 breaststroke WR holder Ippei Watanabe has been quiet since missing out on the Olympic squad but he's set to race in his native Japan this weekend.
June 6, 2021
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31-year-old Ryosuke Irie posted a winning time of 1:55.97 in the 200 back while Naoki Mizunuma logged two 51-point 100 fly swims in Chiba.
March 24, 2020
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As of today, the 2020 Japan Swim remains on the international calendar, essentially representing the sole elite swimming meet for the month of April. The meet was set to represent Japan’s only Olympic-qualifying meet; however, with the official International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcement that the next Summer Olympic Games will not take place until 2021, things may change in terms of this particular meet’s meaning. Asian media is expecting the Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF) to announce today that this meet will still take place, but will no longer represent ...
March 13, 2020
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In the midst of swimming meets both small and large being cancelled or postponed around the world, the New South Wales State Open Championships are indeed taking place at Syndey Olympic Park Aquatic Center. As we reported, special instructions regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) were published prior to the meet, including advising against competitor handshakes during medal ceremonies, as well as keeping an eye out for unwell spectators in the stands. Also, this meet is being held against the backdrop that both the Australian Senior and Austra ...
Jan. 30, 2020
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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.
Sept. 28, 2018
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Elite Japanese sprinter Shinri Shioura has withdrawn from the remainder of the 2018 racing season due to complications with tonsillitis.
Aug. 22, 2018
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Japan won its third relay of the meet out of the four that have been contested to this point. Japan’s men’s 4×100 free relay team of Shinri Shioura (48.85), Katsuhiro Matsumoto (47.65), Katsumi Nakamura (48.08) and Juran