Rikako Ikee<\/strong> is set to make her race comeback on 29 August\u00a0at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kyodo News report that sources are claiming that Ikee will compete in the 50m freestyle in what will be her first race since January 2019, a month before the sprint specialist announced she had been diagnosed with leukemia.<\/p>\n

Ikee, who won six gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games, will represent Nihon University<\/strong> – where she is a second-year student – in a duel later this month with Chuo University<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Rikako Ikee – Photo Courtesy: Kyodo News\/Rikako Ikee<\/p><\/div>\n
The 20-year-old had initially pencilled in the Japan intercollegiate championships in October for a possible return to competition.<\/p>\n
However, as reported by Swimming World last week<\/a>, the Japanese Swimming Federation<\/strong> announced they were restricting the number of swimmers allowed at any meet to between 32 and 40 competitors which meant Ikee’s comeback could well be brought forward.<\/p>\n
This now appears to be the case with the Japanese swimmer set to make her racing return at the meet sanctioned by the Tokyo Swimming Association<\/strong> at the water polo venue for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games.<\/p>\n
It means the five-time world junior champion will be able to register a time before the September 11 deadline for applications to enter the more competitive intercollegiate championships the following month.<\/p>\n
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