Japan Interuniversity Championships: Naoya Tomita, Ryosuke Irie Shine

TOKYO, Japan, September 9. THE Japanese Interuniversity Championships took place in Tokyo this past weekend, and several stellar swims went up on the board. The meet was held in long course meters.

Naoya Tomita skyrocketed to second in the world rankings in the men's 200 breast with a swift 2:08.94. Only two other swimmers have been faster than 2:09 this year, Kosuke Kitajima (2:08.36) and Daniel Gyurta (2:08.95). Ryo Tateishi touched second in 2:10.36, well off his fourth-ranked season best of 2:09.21 from April. Kazuki Otuka finished third in 2:10.64 to take ninth in the world.

Tomita doubled up with a win in the men's 100 breast in 1:00.60, jumping up to 15th in the world rankings, upsetting Tateishi in the process. Tateishi placed second with a 1:00.74, well back of his third-ranked season-best time of 59.84 from April. Takahiro Kaneko finished third in 1:01.28.

Ryosuke Irie leapfrogged Aaron Peirsol into fourth in the world rankings in the men's 100 back with a 53.22 as his team's 100 back leadoff in the 400 medley relay. Irie's previous fifth-ranked season best of 53.32 occurred in February. His effort at this meet clipped Peirsol's 53.31 from the Austin Grand Prix. Only Camille Lacourt (52.11), Liam Tancock (52.85) and Matt Grevers (53.05) went faster this year. Irie then won the individual 100 back with a 53.70. Yuki Shirai touched second in 54.86, while Takashi Iyobe placed third in 55.39.

Irie doubled up with a 1:56.72 to win the men's 200 back, shy of his third-ranked season best of 1:55.11 also set in February. Shirai placed second in 1:57.85 to move to 16th in the world, while Hayate Matsubara finished third in 1:58.81.

Shunsuke Kuzuhara topped the men's 100 free in 49.60, while Kenta Ito turned in a second-place 49.76. Shinri Shioura clocked a third-place 50.08. Kuzuhara doubled up with a 1:47.82 in the men's 200 free to move to 22nd in the world rankings. Sho Sotodate tied with Kenichi Teranishi for third with matching 1:50.28s.

Kohei Yamamoto moved up to 23rd in the world rankings in the men's 1500 free with a 15:12.40, while Yosuke Miyamoto touched second in 15:19.70. Kenichi Doki pocketed third in 15:23.00.

Shiho Sakai swept the backstroke events. She posted a 1:00.92 to win the women's 100 back, shy of her 16th-ranked season best of 1:00.51 set at the Japan Open in June. Hiroka Kano (1:02.35) and Yurie Degawa (1:02.62) earned second and third. Sakai finished well off her fifth-ranked season best of 2:07.99 in the women's 200 back with a winning time of 2:09.41. Saki Shimazoe (2:12.34) and Miyuki Takemura (2:12.38) finished second and third.

Satomi Suzuki and Rie Kaneto traded blows in the women's 100 and 200 breaststroke events. Suzuki won the 100, 1:07.43 to 1:08.63, finishing short of her sixth-ranked season best of 1:06.94. Meanwhile, Kaneto topped the 200, 2:23.79 to 2:25.06, to move up to fifth in the world. She jumped ahead of Suzuki's fifth-ranked 2:23.83 from Pan Pacs. Ayumi Koshiyama finished third in the 100 (1:08.88) and 200 (2:26.67).

Yayoi Matsumoto was the sprint queen of the meet. She won the women's 50 free in 25.46, while Natsuki Hasegawa (25.78) and Rina Oshikawa (25.79) completed the podium. She doubled with a 54.78 to win the women's 100 free. Haruka Ueda (54.89) and Hasegawa (56.05) rounded out the top three.

Ueda won the women's 200 free in 1:59.49, while Misato Yamasaki took second in 2:02.00. Sachiko Okamoto placed third in 2:02.40. Sakiko Nakamura claimed the women's 400 free in 4:13.48, while Kazuki Wakamami touched second in 4:13.70. Mizuki Nonaka finished third in 4:14.33. Ayano

Ayano Koguchi picked up the women's 800 free crown in 8:40.43, while Marina Okuda placed second in 8:42.06. Sakiko Nakamura wound up third in 8:44.16.

Yuya Horihata swept the IM events. First, he clocked a 1:59.73 in the men's 200 IM, just slower than his 10th-ranked season best of 1:59.35. Then, he won the 400 IM in 4:15.14, well short of his fourth-ranked season best of 4:12.02. Hiromasa Fujimori took second in both events, 2:00.71 and 4:16.71, while Takuto Ueki placed third in the 200 (2:00.74) and Yuta Takahashi grabbed third in the 400 (4:20.41).

Ito won the men's 50 free in 22.38, while Kakuya Kobayashi tied with Shioura for second with matching 22.63s. Yosuke Miyamoto captured the men's 400 free in 3:52.24, while Yasunari Hirai finished second in 3:52.95. Yuu Machida placed third in 3:53.44.

Yuto Kimura won the men's 100 fly in 52.99, while Yuta Kimura took second in 53.43. Ippei Otuka wound up third in 53.50. Takuya Nozawa claimed the men's 200 fly in 1:57.45, while Hiroto Seta finished second in 1:57.77. Yuto Kimura placed third in 1:58.12.

Tomoyo Fukuda captured the women's 100 fly in 58.70, while Yumemi Kikuchi took second in 59.88. Yurie Yano finished third in 1:00.18. Matsumi Hoshi earned the women's 200 fly title in 2:09.49, while Natsuki Akiyama took second in 2:09.53. Chitose Shoda placed third in 2:10.93.

Yoko Nakaoka took home the women's 200 IM in 2:15.75, while Yuka Kawano (2:16.04) and Rina Ueda (2:16.25) finished second and third. Kyouka Suenaga (4:45.29), Naoko Sakai (4:46.38) and Chie Sudo (4:47.65) comprised the top three of the women's 400 IM.

Special thanks to Takahisa Ide for providing results.

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