Rikako Ikee reaches first podium since leaving hospital
The swimmer said she tightened up at the finish on Sunday and remains cautious about participating in this year's Olympics.
View ArticleRikako Ikee posts positive message to mark two years since diagnosis
Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee marked the second anniversary of her leukemia diagnosis Monday with an upbeat message on social media.A day after swimming second ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee to swim at nationals after winning first race since leukemia...
She has so far played down the idea of competing at this year's postponed Olympics.
View ArticleKatie Ledecky anticipates fierce competition at Tokyo Games
The five-time Olympic champion doesn't believe that restrictions caused by the pandemic will result in subpar performances at the Summer Olympics.
View ArticleRikako Ikee to compete in four events at Olympic swimming trials
Rikako Ikee will contest four events at next month's national championships as she continues her comeback from leukemia, her management company said Wednesday.The 20-year-old, who ...
View ArticleFINA mulling cancellation of Olympic diving qualifier in Tokyo: source
Swimming's world governing body FINA is facing the possible cancellation of the Diving World Cup, which serves as a qualification competition for the Tokyo Olympics, ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee reaches women’s 100 butterfly final at nationals
She has publicly targeted the 2024 Paris Olympics, but her rapid recovery has made an appearance at this summer's Tokyo Games a possibility.
View ArticleDaiya Seto takes aim at Michael Phelps’ 400 IM record
Boosted by a win in the discipline at the national championships, the former Japan team captain says he hopes to best Phelps' time at this ...
View ArticleLeukemia survivor Rikako Ikee set for Olympic berth
The 20-year-old has tentatively qualified for the medley relay at the Tokyo Games after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the ongoing national championships.
View ArticleIOC chief Bach and ex-PM Abe tweet congratulations to Rikako Ikee
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday sent congratulatory tweets to swimmer Rikako Ikee after the leukemia survivor ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee adds Tokyo Olympic berth to emotional comeback story
The 20-year-old swimming star, who is recovering from leukemia, punched her ticket to the games by winning the 100-meter butterfly final at the national championships ...
View ArticleKatsuhiro Matsumoto gunning for gold after earning first Olympic spot
The 24-year-old matched Sun Yang's winning 200-meter freestyle time at Rio 2016 during Monday's national championships and promised to lower his time even further before ...
View ArticleDaiya Seto books 200 butterfly spot at Tokyo Games
Four-time world champion Daiya Seto qualified for his third event at this summer's Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday after swimming second in the men's 200-meter butterfly ...
View ArticleRising star Shoma Sato swimming toward Olympic spotlight
Sato touched the wall on Wednesday in 2 minutes, 6.40 seconds, a national record that is second only to the world record of 2 minutes, ...
View ArticleIkee earns Olympic berth in 4×100 freestyle relay with latest win
Ikee won in 53.98 seconds and has now qualified for two Olympic events. Her 100 butterfly victory on Sunday at Tokyo Aquatics Centre earned her ...
View ArticleKosuke Hagino finds right lane as Tokyo Olympics draw closer
Kosuke Hagino will be making his third trip to the Olympics this summer, but he’ll be a different swimmer in Tokyo than he was in ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee claims two more titles but misses individual Olympic spot
Ikee, who only resumed training in March last year after being diagnosed with cancer in February 2019, won both the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle ...
View ArticleResurgent Rikako Ikee set for big Olympic role in hometown
Just over two years after her leukemia diagnosis, the star swimmer is now poised to become a symbol of hope for Japan after qualifying for ...
View ArticleRikako Ikee’s already exhilarating comeback from leukemia just getting started
The return of the nation's swimming queen has been one of the biggest feel-good stories in Japanese sports this year.
View ArticleDaiya Seto emerges from scandal with focus on preparing for Tokyo Games
Regardless of what has gone on outside the pool, Daiya Seto has remained one of swimming's top stars and an athlete capable of representing Japan ...
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