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Swimmers had two chances this spring to make the Japanese roster, and with the 2019 Japan Open coming to a close this weekend the Worlds qualifying period for Japanese swimmers has now closed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eight additional athletes were announced following the conclusion of the Japan Open, and include the swimmers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Tomomi Aoki<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Reona Aoki<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Namba Ryo<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Naito Ehara<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Yoshida Keisuke<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Takahashi Kotaro<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Sato Sato<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Ikemoto Risa<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, Olympic Champion <\/span><b>Kosuke Hagino <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will not be on the Worlds roster for this summer after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kosuke-hagino-to-skip-world-championships-swimming-future-unclear\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missing both qualifying meets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> citing a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-olympic-gold-medalist-kosuke-hagino-pulls-out-of-japanese-nationals-cites-lack-of-hunger-for-next-years-olympics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lack of motivation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to compete. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rikako Ikee <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will also be absent from this summer\u2019s competition after starting treatment for her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/japanese-star-rikako-ikee-diagnosed-with-leukemia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leukemia diagnosis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earlier this year. The athlete will be a major missing piece from the Japanese team, and has been documenting her treatment and subsequent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/japans-rikako-ikee-resumes-light-exercise-amid-leukemia-treatment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">return to light exercise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rikako-ikee-uses-new-website-to-thank-fans-document-treatment-for-leukemia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">her own website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and on social media. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 17 athletes who had already been named to the roster are listed below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><b>Chihiro Igarashi<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Daiya Seto<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Hiroko Makino<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Ippei Watanabe<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Katsuhiro Matsumoto<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Katsumi Nakamura<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Kazuki Kohinata<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Keita Sunama<\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Naoki Mizunuma<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Natsumi Sakai<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Rika Omoto<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Rio Shirai<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Ryosuke Irie<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Shinri Shioura<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Suzuka Hasegawa<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Yasuhiro Koseki<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><b>Yui Ohashi<\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese Swimming Federation announced a 25-person roster for the World Championships this summer that included eight athletes who were not previously named to the roster. 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