Japan Reveals 33-Strong Olympic Roster For Home-Based Games - SwimSwam

2021 JAPAN SWIM (OLYMPIC TRIALS)

A total of 33 swimmers have been named to the Japanese roster for the home-based Olympic Games kicking off this upcoming July. The roster includes 17 male and 16 female swimmers, with 22 of them making their Olympic debut. The number is slightly lower than the 36-strong lineup for Japan in Rio.

Among the veterans are Kosuke Hagino, Daiya Seto and Ryosuke Irie while Katsuo Matsumoto and Shoma Sato will be staking their claim on events for the very first time.

For Irie, the 31-year-old will be representing Japan for the 4th time at an Olympic Games. He ties Kosuke Kitajima and Takesha Matsuda for making the most (4) Olympic squads.

Rikako Ikee wowed the world in making the squad as a member of the sprint free and medley relays, having taken a remarkable 4 individual titles at these Trials.

The nation of Japan finished 4th in the overall medal table at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, claiming 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 3 bronze for a total of 7 pieces of hardware. The gold medals came in the form of Hagino in the 400m IM and Rie Kaneto in the women’s 200m breast. Hagino has dropped the 400m IM and Kaneto has since retired, leaving those slots vacant for newcomers to top the podium.

You can review our in-depth synopsis of the Japanese Olympic Trials meet here.

Japanese Olympic Roster for 2020 Tokyo Games

1. Yuki Ikari – men’s 400m IM
2. Yui Ohashi – women’s 400m IM, 20m IM
3. Daiya Seto – men’s 200m IM/400m IM (officially pre-qualified), 200m fly
4. Ageha Tanigawa – women’s 400m IM
5. Waka Kobori – women’s 400m free, 800m free
6. Miyu Namba – women’s 400m free, 800m free
7. Rikako Ikee – women’s medley relay (fly), 400m free relay
8. Shoma Sato – men’s medley relay (breast), 200m breast
9. Katsuo Matsumoto – men’s 200m free, 400m free relay
10. Kanako Watanabe – women’s 100m breast, 200m breast, medley relay
11. Reona Aoki – women’s 100m breast
12. Ryosuke Irie – men’s 100m back, 200m back, medley relay
13. Konosuke Yanagimoto – men’s 800m free relay
14. Kosuke Hagino – men’s 800m free relay, 200m IM
15. Takahashi Kotaro – men’s 800m free relay
16. Tomoru Honda – men’s 200m fly
17. Miho Teramura – women’s 200m IM
18. Katsumi Nakamura – men’s 100m free, 400m free relay
19. Kaiya Seki – men’s 400m free relay
20. Namba Akira – men’s 400m free relay
21. Suzuka Hasegawa – women’s 200m fly
22. Ryuya Mura – men’s 200m breast
23. Natsumi Sakai – women’s 400m free relay
24. Chihiro Igarashi – women’s 400m free relay, 80m free relay
25. Rika Omoto – women’s 400m free relay
26. Keita Sunama – men’s 200m back
27. Naoki Mizunuma – men’s 100m fly, medley relay
28. Takeshi Kawamoto – men’s 100 fly
29. Anna Konishi – women’s medley relay (back)
30. Shinri Shioura – men’s 40m free relay
31. Rio Shirai – women’s 800m free relay
32. Aoi Masuda – women’s 800m free relay
33. Nagisa Ikemoto – women’s 800m free relay

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