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Swimmer Rikako Ikee competes in her 4x100-meter freestyle relay heat at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. | KYODO
KYODO Jul 25, 2021
Japanese leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee and her teammates failed to reach the final in the women s 4×100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, when Daiya Seto a gold medal favorite in the men s 400 individual medley suffered a shock defeat in his heat.
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Leukemia survivor Ikee wins another Olympic swimming berth Swimming star Rikako Ikee, recovering from leukemia, claimed a Tokyo Olympics berth in the women s 4x100 freestyle relay on Thursday after winning the 100-meter freestyle at Japan s national championships.
Ikee won in 53.98 seconds and has now qualified for two Olympic events. Her 100 butterfly victory on Sunday at Tokyo Aquatics Centre earned her a place on Japan s 4x100 medley relay team.
She could not grab a women s 100 freestyle spot, which required her to finish first or second and beat 53.31, as required by the Japan Swimming Federation. Relay qualification required a 54.42 time, a top-four finish and a combined time of the top four swimmers better than 3:37.68.