Japan at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

Japan at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
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FINA code	JPN
NF	Japan Swimming Federation
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in Barcelona, Spain
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 3 6
World Aquatics Championships appearances
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Japan competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Seto, DaiyaDaiya Seto	Swimming	Men's 400 m individual medley	4 August
Silver	Hagino, KosukeKosuke Hagino	Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle	28 July
Silver	Hagino, KosukeKosuke Hagino	Swimming	Men's 200 m individual medley	1 August
Bronze	Terakawa, AyaAya Terakawa	Swimming	Women's 100 m backstroke	30 July
Bronze	Terakawa, AyaAya Terakawa	Swimming	Women's 50 m backstroke	1 August
Bronze	Fujii, TakuroTakuro Fujii Ryosuke Irie Kosuke Kitajima Shinri Shioura	Swimming	Men's 4×100 m medley relay	4 August

Diving

Japan qualified four quota places for the following diving events:^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sho Sakai	3 m springboard	421.75	7 Q	416.10	12 Q	433.40	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sayaka Shibusawa	3 m springboard	262.80	18 Q	284.25	14	Did not advance
Mai Nakagawa	10 m platform	321.65	6 Q	272.05	17	Did not advance
Fuka Tatsumi		320.50	7 Q	267.80	18	Did not advance
Mai Nakagawa Sayaka Shibusawa	3 m synchronized springboard	262.50	11 Q	N/A		250.50	11

Open water swimming

Japan qualified three quota places for the following events in open water swimming:^[2]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Yasunari Hirai	Men's 10 km	1:49:52.8	21
Yuto Kobayashi	Men's 5 km	53:48.0	25
	Men's 10 km	1:50:17.4	26
Yumi Kida	Women's 10 km	1:58:25.8	13
	Women's 25 km	5:16:25.7	8
Yasunari Hirai Yuto Kobayashi Yumi Kida	Mixed team	58:00.0	13

Swimming

Japanese swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):^[3][4] The Among the official roster featured former Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima and undisputed superstar Kosuke Hagino.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Takuro Fujii	100 m butterfly	52.50	15 Q	52.27	13	Did not advance
Kosuke Hagino	200 m freestyle	1:47.33	4 Q	1:46.87	3 Q	1:45.94	5
	400 m freestyle	3:46.92	4 Q	N/A		3:44.82 NR
	100 m backstroke	53.94	7 Q	53.68	6 Q	53.93	6
	200 m backstroke	1:57.52	7 Q	1:56.24	4 Q	1:55.43	5
	200 m individual medley	1:57.73	2 Q	1:57.38	2 Q	1:56.29
	400 m individual medley	4:13.80	4 Q	N/A		4:10.77	5
Ayatsugu Hirai	800 m freestyle	7:56.69	14	N/A		Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	15:03.45	9	N/A		Did not advance
Ryosuke Irie	50 m backstroke	DNS		Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	53.66	4 Q	53.41	4 Q	53.29	4
	200 m backstroke	1:57.53	8 Q	1:56.14	=3 Q	1:55.07	4
Kenta Ito	50 m freestyle	22.77	28	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	49.91	=31	Did not advance
Kosuke Kitajima	50 m breaststroke	27.43	9 Q	27.82	15	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	59.88	=3 Q	59.92	8 Q	59.98	6
Yuki Kobori	100 m butterfly	53.11	=25	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	1:56.64	8 Q	1:56.15	9	Did not advance
Takeshi Matsuda	200 m butterfly	1:57.14	11 Q	1:56.42	11	Did not advance
Yōsuke Miyamoto	1500 m freestyle	15:09.21	=12	N/A		Did not advance
Daiya Seto	200 m individual medley	1:59.25	12 Q	1:58.03	6 Q	1:58.45	7
	400 m individual medley	4:12.96	2 Q	N/A		4:08.69
Shinri Shioura	50 m freestyle	22.02	10 Q	22.04	15	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	48.52	4 Q	48.51	10	Did not advance
Ryo Tateishi	200 m breaststroke	2:10.41	6 Q	2:10.01	8 Q	2:10.28	8
Akihiro Yamaguchi	100 m breaststroke	1:00.69	19	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:10.17	5 Q	2:10.00	7 Q	2:09.57	7
Takuro Fujii Kenta Ito Kenji Kobase Shinri Shioura	4×100 m freestyle relay	3:15.46	8 Q	N/A		3:14.75	8
Kosuke Hagino Yuki Kobori Takeshi Matsuda Daiya Seto* Sho Sotodate	4×200 m freestyle relay	7:09.98	3 Q	N/A		7:04.95	5
Takuro Fujii Ryosuke Irie Kosuke Kitajima Shinri Shioura	4×100 m medley relay	3:34.25	5 Q	N/A		3:32.26

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sayaka Akase	100 m backstroke	1:02.51	28	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:10.87	13 Q	2:11.48	13	Did not advance
Natsumi Hoshi	100 m butterfly	59.18	=16 Q*	59.42	16	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:07.59	3 Q	2:07.18	=4 Q	2:06.09	4
Chihiro Igarashi	200 m freestyle	1:59.00	17	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:12.44	15	N/A		Did not advance
Rie Kaneto	50 m breaststroke	32.37	34	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:23.91	4 Q	2:23.28	5 Q	2:22.96	4
Yayoi Matsumoto	50 m freestyle	25.69	25	Did not advance
Miyu Otsuka	200 m backstroke	2:11.69	14 Q	2:11.68	14	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:37.77	8 Q	N/A		4:39.21	8
Satomi Suzuki	50 m breaststroke	DNS		Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:07.79	11 Q	1:07.83	12	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:27.31	11 Q	2:25.77	11	Did not advance
Miho Takahashi	400 m individual medley	4:45.70	18	N/A		Did not advance
Aya Terakawa	50 m backstroke	28.05	3 Q	27.70	2 Q	27.53
	100 m backstroke	1:00.09	7 Q	59.80	4 Q	59.23
Miho Teramura	200 m individual medley	2:12.91	12 Q	2:14.02	14	Did not advance
Haruka Ueda	100 m freestyle	55.78	28	Did not advance
Kanako Watanabe	100 m breaststroke	1:09.28	26	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:12.28	9 Q	2:11.50	11	Did not advance
Yayoi Matsumoto Miki Uchida Haruka Ueda Misaki Yamaguchi	4×100 m freestyle relay	3:39.24	8 Q	N/A		3:39.45	7
Chihiro Igarashi Yasuko Miyamoto Aya Takano Haruka Ueda	4×200 m freestyle relay	7:56.98	7 Q	N/A		7:58.15	8
Natsumi Hoshi Satomi Suzuki Aya Terakawa Haruka Ueda	4×100 m medley relay	4:00.18	5 Q	N/A		3:58.06	5

Synchronized swimming

Japan qualified 11 quota places for each of the following synchronized swimming events.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yukiko Inui	Solo free routine	91.570	5 Q	91.600	5
	Solo technical routine	91.800	5 Q	91.900	5
Yumi Adachi Yukiko Inui	Duet free routine	91.470	5 Q	91.620	5
	Duet technical routine	90.400	5 Q	91.700	5
Yumi Adachi Aika Hakoyama Mayo Itoyama Hikaru Kazumori Risako Mitsui Kanami Nagamaki Mai Nakamura Misa Sugiyama	Team free routine	91.670	4 Q	91.950	4
Yumi Adachi Miho Arai Aika Hakoyama Yukiko Inui Mayo Itoyama Risako Mitsui Kanami Nagamaki Mai Nakamura	Team technical routine	92.200	4 Q	92.200	4
Yumi Adachi Miho Arai Aika Hakoyama Yukiko Inui Mayo Itoyama Hikaru Kazumori Risako Mitsui Kanami Nagamaki Mai Nakamura Misa Sugiyama Kurumi Yoshida	Free routine combination	91.590	4 Q	92.020	4

References

1. "BCN 2013 Japan's Diving Team". Barcelona 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. "BCN 2013 Japan's Open Water Swimming Team". Barcelona 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
3. "BCN 2013 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
4. "BCN 2013 Japan's Swimming Team". Barcelona 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
5. "Japan Picks 31 For Swimming World-Champ Team; Kosuke Kitajima Makes Sixth Squad". Swimming World Magazine. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
6. "BCN 2013 Japan's Synchronized Swimming Team". Barcelona 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

External links

• Barcelona 2013 Official Site