Kosuke Hagino Wins 400 IM on Day 1 of 2020 Japan Swim

Photo Courtesy: Mine Kasapoglu / ISL

Kosuke Hagino put together a strong start to the 2020 Japan Swim, especially considering he is coming off of the International Swimming League semifinals just a few weeks ago. The meet is being swum at the official 2021 Olympic Aquatic Center in its first taste of action 233 days ahead of the 400 IM heats at the Games.

Hagino swims for the Tokyo Frog Kings in the ISL.

On Day 1 of the Japan Swim, a non-qualifying meet, Hagino won the men’s 400 IM in 4:13.21, about three seconds off his time from two years ago.

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In short course meets, he was a 4:02.75 at the Japanese Short Course Championships in October and a 4:01.41 during the ISL season.

Katsumi Nakamura won the 100 freestyle in 48.80 to hold off Katsuo Matsumoto (48.94), a world championships silver medalist. It is nearly a second off of Nakamura’s best time that holds the Japanese record (47.87). Kaiya Seki was third in 48.98.

Kinuko Mochiduki won the women’s 400 free in 4:08.43 to hold off top contenders Waka Kobori and Miyu Namba. Kobori was second in 4:10.21, ahead of Namba (4:10.22).

In the men’s 100 breaststroke, Shoma Sato won the event in 59.59, just off of his personal best of 59.55, which is third best on the all-time Japanese list. Sato held off Takera Tatsuya, who finished in 59.74, ahead of Yuya Hinomoto (59.87), as the trio broke the minute mark.

In the women’s 100 breaststroke, Kanako Watanabe won the event in 1:06.78.

In the men’s 1500 freestyle, Shogo Takeda touched first in 15:07.44, crushing the field by more than nine second on Day 1 of the 2020 Japan Swim.

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