Miki, Yamada Set National Records on Day 3 of Japanese Nationals

By Hideki Mochizuki and Takhisa Ide

TOKYO, June 13. TWO national records were shattered today on the third day of competition of the Japanese National Championship and Trials for the Pan Pacific Games and Asian Games. The meet is being held at Tatsumi International Pool in Tokyo.

Jiro Miki set a Japanese and Asian record in winning the men's 200m IM in a blistering 2:01.10. Miki pulled away during the breaststroke leg to edge Takahiro Mori, who finished in a speedy 2:01.64. Miki's time ranks third globally in 2002, behind the Italian pair of Massi Rosolino and Alessio Boggiatto.

Sachiko Yamada set the second national record of the day, clocking 16:17.77 to win the womn's 1500 meters freestyle, almost 20 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Ai Shibata. On Day One, Yamada won the 400 free in 4:11.84. Earlier this spring, Yamada broke the world short course record at 800 meters.

Yamada's time ranks her third globally in 2002, behind the USA's Diana Munz and China's Chen Hua. It was Chen's record Yamada broke in the short course 800.

Tomoko Hagiwara, who yesterday set a national record in the 200m backstroke with a world-leading time of 2:10.04, breezed to a win in the 200 IM today in 2:13.65. Takeshi Matsuda took the men's 800 free in 8:01.24.

DAY THREE: June 13, 2002
RESULTS

Women's 1500m Freestyle
1. Sachiko Yamada 16.17.77 National Record
2. Ai Shibata 16.36.50
3. Yumi Kida 16.44.71
4. Shiho Yoshimura 16.52.09
5. Chika Yonenaga 17.05.67
6. Shigemi Yamaguchi 17.07.73
7. Yuki Fukuda 17.13.92
8. Ayano Yamaguchi 17.19.87

Men's 800m Freestyle
1. Takeshi Matsuda 8.01.24
2. Shunichi Fujita 8.05.87
3. Yu Inoue 8.10.84
4. Yota Arase 8.14.25
5. Kenji Takaya 8.14.98
6. Yuki Ihara 8.15.17
7. Masahiro Murata 8.17.34
8. Eiji Katayama 8.24.13

Women;s 200m IM
1. Tomoko Hagiwara 2.13.65
2. Sawami Fujita 2.17.87
3. Chiemi Yamamoto 2.18.48
4. Akane Mizushima 2.18.99
5. Maiko Fujita 2.19.01
6. Megumi Inoue 2.19.61
7. Ayane Sato 2.19.71
8. Misa Amano 2.21.30

Men's 200m IM
1. Jiro Miki 2.01.10 National & Asian Record
2. Takahiro Mori 2.01.64
3. Shinya Taniguchi 2.02.23
4. Jun Yoshii 2.03.78
5. Hidemasa Sano 2.04.09
6. Makoto Hasegawa 2.04.41
7. Kosuke Kitajima 2.05.47
8. Keita Kondo 2.06.93

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