Japanese Olympic Trials: Ryosuke Irie Misses 200 Again; Satomi Suzuki Provides Second Swim
Ryosuke Irie’s bid for a fifth Olympics Video games fell quick within the 200 backstroke Friday on the Japanese Olympic Trials.
Irie completed third in his signature occasion on the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, one by which he received silver in 2012. The 34-year-old was vying for his fifth Olympics however noticed two of his youthful colleagues qualify as a substitute.
The win Friday went to Hidekazu Takehara, who went 1:56.28 to win. That’s below Olympic A normal, as is the time of runner-up Keita Sunama of 1:57.01. Irie clocked in at 1:58.37.
It wasn’t all unhealthy information for the veteran set on the sixth day of Japanese Olympic Trials Friday. Satomi Suzuki, who earlier booked a spot within the 100 breaststroke, additionally received the 200 breast. Her time of two:23.09 assures her a second occasion within the Paris Video games. It was a battle to get there, with loads of expertise chasing her. Runner-up Kanako Watanabe can be below the A normal in 2:23.55, with Runa Imai following in 2:23.69.
On the veteran entrance, Daiya Seto made it safely by means of the semifinals of the 200 particular person medley. After falling in need of his first two makes an attempt to get to the Paris Video games, which might be his third at age 29, he’s the highest seed in Saturday’s closing of his greatest occasion.
It received’t be straightforward although. He’ll should be quicker than the 1:58.33 he went on Friday, an Olympic consideration time. And he’ll have firm. Tomoyuki Matushita received his semifinal warmth in 1:58.40. Suo Ogata was third in 1:58.57, and Takumi Mori was fourth in 1:58.86.
Teenager Airi Mitsui is headed to her first Olympics, the 19-year-old successful the ladies’s 200 fly in 2:06.54. That’s nicely below the A lower, as is the time of runner-up Hiroko Makino, who went 2:07.61. Third was Chiho Mizuguchi in 2:08.23.
The final closing of the day was the lads’s 50 breaststroke, received by Hayato Watanabe in 27.44. All eight finalists broke 28 seconds.
Shinri Shioura led the best way within the males’s 50 free semifinals with a time of twenty-two.21. Koshiro Sakai was second in 22.25. They’re aiming for an A lower of 21.96.
