Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee won the women’s 50-meter freestyle and 50m butterfly events at the national championships on Saturday, less than eight months after she returned to competition following her recovery from leukemia.
Ikee finished in 24.84 seconds in the 50m freestyle, missing the 24.46 seconds mark she needed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to begin on July 23.
The 20-year-old had warmed up by winning the non-Olympic 50m butterfly with a time of 25.56 seconds.
She wrapped up the national championships with four titles.
On Thursday, she won the 100m freestyle after finishing in 53.98 seconds. She missed the 53.31 seconds needed to qualify for the in…
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