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Katsuhiro Matsumoto led the men's 200m freestyle heats on day two of the Japan Swim, posting 1:46.94 in pursuit of World Championships qualification.

33-year-old Ryosuke Irie notched his 10th Japanese national title in the men's 100m backstroke en route to qualifying for his 8th World Championships.

With a few international superstars dominating their events globally, the American men will have sparingly-few opportunities at gold medals in Paris.

The 2023 Japan Swim is on the horizon with the all-important competition scheduled for Tuesday, April 4th through April 9th in Tokyo.

Olympic medalist Daiya Seto already hit the minimum time standard set by his federation for Fukuoka, but he'll need to do it again at the Japan Championships.

At 33 years of age, four-time Olympian Ryosuke Irie raced his first 200m backstroke in nearly a year, clocking a time of 1:56.81.

16-year-old Mio Narita of Japan continues to impress, putting up a lifetime best in the 200m IM to close out the 2023 Konami Open.

Katsuhiro Matsumoto doubled up on 200m free/100m fly gold while 16-year-old Mio Narita neared her season-best in the 400m IM to begin the 2023 Konami Open.

The 2023 Kosuke Kitajima Cup kicked off from Tokyo tonight with Olympian Ryosuke Irie making a statement right off the bat.

Hunter Armstrong’s winning time of 52.68 in the 100 backstroke finals on Friday night at the Pro Swim Series was the second-fastest ever in January.