Prelims of the 2016 Japanese Nationals began with some lackluster sprinting, but the athletes turned on the heat in the later events with two athletes posting times underneath the Japanase Olympic Qualifying standards.
The men’s 100-meter free kicked off day four prelims of the 2016 Japanese Nationals with Shinri Shioura leading the pack. Shioura stopped the clock at 49.05 for first, finishing not far off his second-place finish of 48.86 from last year’s nationals. Katsumi Nakamura, who owns the Japanese National Record with a 48.41, finished second in prelims with a 49.24. It is important to note that this is the second event of the meet where the Olympic Qualifying standard (48.16) is faster than the Japanese National Record (48.41).
The women followed up the men with a lackluster prelims in the 100-meter free. Miki Uchida delivered the top time of the morning with a 54.94, but has posted faster times this season, including a 54.24 at the Tokyo stop of the World Cup series.
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