Breaststroke Prodigy Shin Ohashi Amongst These Entered At This Week’s JPN Championships

102nd JAPAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

A veritable ‘who’s who’ of Japanese elite swimming is headed to the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, because the nation’s 102nd swimming championships are slated to start tomorrow, Thursday, June 4th.

While Japan’s Asian Games roster has already been solidified, it’s doable that these four-day championship might add extra names to the Pan Pacific Championships roster, because the federation has deemed it a secondary qualification alternative.

Japan’s Initial Pan Pacific Championships Roster

Japan’s Asian Games Roster

Multiple Olympic medalists are anticipated to compete, together with Daiya Seto, Tomoyuki Matsushita, Tomoru Honda and Satomi Suzuki.

World Junior report holder within the boys’ 100m and 200m breaststroke, Shin Ohashi, is listed among the many entrants, as is the World Junior report holder within the boys’ 200m and 400m IM occasions, Yumeki Kojima.

Add within the likes of World Championships medalists Tatsuya Murasa and Ichika Kajimoto, together with abilities to the tune of Rikako Ikee and Mizuki Hirai and we’re in retailer for some probably electrifying outcomes when all is alleged and executed.

Of observe, recently-suspended 50m fly nationwide report holder Shoon Mitsunaga is entered within the competitors.

Key Men’s Entrants

Shuya Matsumoto
Katsumi Nakamura
Shinri Shioura
Katushiro Matsumoto
Shoon Mitsunaga
Tomoyuki Matsushita
Kazushi Imafuku
Junya Koga
Hidekazu Takehara
Yumeki Kojima
Ippei Watanabe
Shin Ohashi
Yamato Okadome
Kosuke Makino
Genki Terakado
Tomoru Honda
Daiya Seto

Key Women’s Entrants

Rikako Ikee
Mizuki Hirai
Yume Jinno
Shiho Matsumoto
Rio Shirai
Waka Kobori
Miyu Namba
Ichika Kajimoto
Satomi Suzuki
Kotomi Kato
Suzaka Hasegawa
Mio Narita