{"id":329702,"date":"2018-09-18T11:16:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T18:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=329702"},"modified":"2018-09-18T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T18:27:17","slug":"tritonwear-swimmer-of-the-month-rikako-ikee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tritonwear-swimmer-of-the-month-rikako-ikee\/","title":{"rendered":"TritonWear Swimmer of the Month &#8211; Rikako Ikee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each month, Swimming World will partner with<a href=\"https:\/\/info.tritonwear.com\/august-swimmer-of-the-month-michael-andrew?utm_campaign=Swimmer%20of%20the%20month&amp;utm_source=Swimming%20World&amp;utm_medium=Swimming%20World%20SoM&amp;utm_term=Michael%20Andrew&amp;utm_content=August\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0TritonWear to bring you our Swimmer of the Month<\/a>.\u00a0 This month, we feature <strong>Rikako Ikee<\/strong> (JPN).<\/p>\n<h2>Who is Rikako Ikee?<\/h2>\n<p>Rikako Ikee is an 18 year old Japanese swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly events. She first emerged onto the global stage in 2015 and has been a constant international presence since, claiming records and medals locally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2018 Asian Games, she became the first female athlete in any sport to win 6 gold medals at a single Games &#8211; and all her wins set new Asian Games records. Her performance earned her the title of first ever female MVP at the Asian Games.<\/p>\n<h2>Rikako&#8217;s Claim To Fame<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">Rikako is definitely a swimming phenomenon to keep an eye out for in the next few years, especially with her recent history of impressive performances. Here are some of her international wins to date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2018 Asian Games &#8211; 6 golds (50 and 100 free, 50 and 100 fly, 400 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay) and 2 silver (800 freestyle relay and 800 mixed medley relay)<\/li>\n<li>2018 Pan Pacific Championships &#8211; 1 gold (100 fly), 2 silver (200 free and 400 mixed medley relay), and 1 bronze (400 medley relay)<\/li>\n<li>2017 FINA World Jr. Championships &#8211; 3 golds (50 and 100 fly, 50 free) and 1 silver (100 free)<\/li>\n<li>2015 FINA World Jr. Championships &#8211; 2 gold (50 and 100 fly) and 1 silver (50 free)<\/li>\n<li>2015 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) &#8211; 3 golds (50 and 100 fly, 100m free)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In terms of records, Rikako holds the long and short course national records in 50m, 100m, and 200m freestyle, and 50m and 100m fly. She is also a jr. world record holder in the 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 200m IM.<\/p>\n<h2>Rikako&#8217;s Metrics<\/h2>\n<p>We looked at Rikako Ikee\u2019s 100m butterfly metrics from the 2016 Olympic Games and 2017 FINA World Championships, as well as her 200m freestyle metrics from the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships. We analyzed her performance over time, and looked at how her metrics compared to her competitors and how her strategy changed between different events.<\/p>\n<h2>Stroking Metrics<\/h2>\n<h3>Speed<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At the 2017 World Championships, Rikako maintained the most consistent speed from the 1st to the 2nd lap of the 100m butterfly, her speed declining the least on the back half of the race. At the 2016 Olympics, only 1 other competitor had a more stable pace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/info.tritonwear.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Swimmer%20of%20the%20month\/2018\/September\/Ikee_100m%20Butterfly%20(Speed,%20Stroke%20rate,%20DPS).png?t=1537287510075&amp;width=500&amp;name=Ikee_100m%20Butterfly%20(Speed,%20Stroke%20rate,%20DPS).png\" alt=\"Ikee_100m Butterfly (Speed, Stroke rate, DPS)\" width=\"761\" height=\"470\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Though her overall speed fell just slightly below heat average, placing her 6th in both competitions, she clocked in the most even splits (2nd most in 2016). This enabled her to catch up to some of her competitors to finish at a higher ranking than she had been in on the 1st lap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the 200m freestyle at the 2018 Pan Pacs, her speed was faster on average than the rest of the field. Similar to her 100 fly, her speed didn\u2019t fall as much from one lap to the next. She slowly bridged the gap until finally beating <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> to the wall when she increased her speed on the last 50.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/info.tritonwear.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/Swimmer%20of%20the%20month\/2018\/September\/Ikee_200m%20Freestyle%20(Speed,%20Stroke%20rate,%20DPS).png?t=1537287510075&amp;width=500&amp;name=Ikee_200m%20Freestyle%20(Speed,%20Stroke%20rate,%20DPS).png\" alt=\"Ikee_200m Freestyle (Speed, Stroke rate, DPS)\" width=\"761\" height=\"470\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Stroke Rate, DPS and Stroke Count<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">In both her fly and free events, Rikako swam with higher DPS at a slower stroke rate. On average, every stroke she took brought her farther out than her competitors\u2019 strokes. This meant that in all 3 races, she took at least 1 to 2 strokes less than everyone else in her heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Though she had one of the slowest stroke rates across all 3 events, she was able to speed up her strokes the most in the second half of the races &#8211; most of her competitors\u2019 strokes slowed, especially after the halfway mark of the 100 fly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Efficient strokes is essential to sustaining speed throughout the entire distance of an event.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Though she didn\u2019t gain an early lead in any of these events, Rikako finished her races strong. Her speed on her final lap across all 3 races moved her from 8th to 6th at the 2016 Olympics, 7th to 6th at the 2017 World Championships, and 3rd to 2nd at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Know your strengths and use them to your advantage.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">An athlete\u2019s ideal race strategy can vary between different events. But in Rikako\u2019s case, a high DPS at a slower stroke rate works well for her, and so she uses this strategy to swim both butterfly and freestyle races successfully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To read more about Ikee and her stroke index, check out\u00a0TritonWear\u2019s Swimmer of the Month page.\u00a0 Check it out to learn more of Rikako Ikee&#8217;s metrics <a href=\"https:\/\/info.tritonwear.com\/september-swimmer-of-the-month-rikako-ikee?utm_campaign=Swimmer%20of%20the%20month&amp;utm_source=Swimming%20World&amp;utm_medium=Swimming%20World%20SoM&amp;utm_term=Rikako%20Ikee&amp;utm_content=September\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each month, Swimming World will partner with\u00a0TritonWear to bring you our Swimmer of the Month.\u00a0 This month, we feature Rikako Ikee (JPN). Who is Rikako Ikee? 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