Japanese International Swimming Competitions Selection Trial: Naoya Tomita Posts Textile Best, Yuka Katou Breaks Japanese Record

HAMAMATSU, Japan, April 11. AN incredibly fast three days of swimming came to an end at the Japanese International Swimming Competitions Selection Trial held in Hamamatsu. The meet took place in long course meters format.

Naoya Tomita upset Kosuke Kitajima, 2:08.25 to 2:09.26, in the men's 200 breast. Tomita's time beat out the textile best time of 2:08.36 turned in by Kitajima at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships. Both times beat the previous top-ranked time of 2:10.28 set by Yuta Suenaga in February, while Tomita jumped into a seventh-place tie with Ryo Tateishi in the all-time charts. Kazuki Ohtsuka turned in a third-place 2:09.94 this evening to also cleared Suenaga's previous pacesetter as the three fastest 200 breast times in the world this year were posted. Ryo Tateishi also jumped into the top five with a fourth-place 2:10.44.

Aya Terakawa shot to the top of the world rankings in the women's 50 back with a 27.79. She bettered the previous top time of 27.98 clocked by Gao Chang in China. Shiho Sakai finished second in 28.38, while Noriko Inada placed third in 28.57.

Yuka Katou downed the Japanese record in the women's 100 fly with a triumphant time of 57.80. That swim eclipsed her 2006 mark of 57.89, and moved her to seventh in the world rankings. Rino Hosoda touched second in 58.88, while Natsumi Hoshi finished third in 59.05.

Takuro Fujii jumped to second in the world rankings in the men's 100 fly with a strong time of 51.84. Only Michael Phelps has been faster with a 51.75, while Joeri Verlinden also has been sub-52 with a now-third-ranked 51.85 in Eindhoven. Kouhei Kawamoto finished second in 52.86, while Masayuki Kishida touched third in 52.90.

Junya Koga grabbed fourth in the world rankings in the men's 50 back with a winning time of 24.97. Only Camille Lacourt (24.36), Randall Bal (24.83) and Liam Tancock (24.95) have been faster this year. Ryosuke Irie earned second in 25.07 for seventh in the rankings, while Masafumi Yamaguchi touched third in 25.26.

Satomi Suzuki improved to fifth in the world rankings with a winning time of 2:24.36 in the women's 200 breast. Rie Kanetou (2:25.36) and Kanako Watanabe (2:25.59) completed the podium.

Kenta Ito moved to eighth in the world rankings with a 22.28 to win the men's 50 free. Makoto Itou (22.57) and Shinri Shioura (22.60) finished second and third in the event.

Tomoyo Fukuda raced to victory in the women's 200 IM with a 2:12.44. That swim put her ninth in the world rankings. Meanwhile, Emi Takabatake (2:14.61) and Miho Takahashi (2:15.14) completed the top three.

Ken Takakuwa (1:59.71) and Yuuma Kosaka (1:59.86) improved to 10th and 11th in the world rankings in the men's 200 IM with a 1-2 finish this evening. Hidemasa Sano claimed third overall in 2:00.07.

Yousuke Miyamoto topped the men's 800 free in 7:58.11, while Youhei Takigicuhi earned second in 8:00.12. Junpei Higashi grabbed third in 8:03.47.

Chika Yonenaga captured the women's 1500 free title in 16:28.16, while Yumi Kida touched second in 16:30.51. Sakiko Nakamura wound up third overall in 16:33.94. Yayoi Matsumoto snared the women's 50 free title in 25.18, while Haruka Ueda took second in 25.64. Miki Uchida rounded out the top three in 25.89.

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