33-Yr-Old Satomi Suzuki Is First Swimmer At Japanese Trials To Qualify In Second Event

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

2024 JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRIALS

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Day six of the 2024 Japanese Olympic Trials saw three new swimmers added to the lineup of individual Games qualifiers.

19-year-old Airi Mitsui got it done for gold in the women’s 200m fly, punching a time of 2:06.54. Behind her was Hiroko Makino who also made the grade, posting a silver medal-worthy 2:07.61.

The men’s 200m back saw Junior Pan Pacific Championships gold medalist Hidekazu Takehara grab the gold. He registered a time of 1:56.28 for a new lifetime best.

Already qualified for Paris in the 100m breaststroke, 33-year-old Satomi Suzuki now has the 200m breast as part of her Olympic portfolio. The veteran and 2012 Olympic Games multi-medalist stopped the clock at 2:23.09, her fastest time in nearly 6 years.

Suzuki represents the first swimmer at these Trials to have qualified in more than one individual event.

Japanese Individual Olympic Qualifiers Through Day 3 of Trials

• Tomoyuki Matsushita – Men’s 400m IM, 4:10.04
• Mizuki Hirai – Women’s 100m fly, 56.91
• Rikako Ikee – Women’s 100m fly, 57.30
• Mio Narita – Women’s 400m IM, 4:35.40
• Ageha Tanigawa – Women’s 400m IM, 4:35.60
• Katsuhiro Matsumoto – Men’s 200m free, 1:45.29
• Satomi Sazuki – Women’s 100m breast, 1:05.91; 200m breast, 2:23.09
• Reona Aoki – Women’s 100m breast, 1:05.93
• Genki Terakado – Men’s 200m fly, 1:54.07
• Tomoru Honda – Men’s 200m fly, 1:54.18
• Ippei Watanabe – Men’s 200m breast, 2:06.94
• Yu Hanaguruma – Men’s 200m breast, 2:07.07
• Airi Mitsui – Women’s 200m fly, 2:06.54
• Hiroko Makino – Women’s 200m fly, 2:07.61
• Hidekazu Takehara – Men’s 200m back, 1:56.28

SwimSwam: 33-Yr-Old Satomi Suzuki Is First Swimmer At Japanese Trials To Qualify In Second Event