Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who returned to competition last August after recovering from leukemia, has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games by winning the women’s 100 meters butterfly at Japan’s national championships on Sunday. The 20-year-old clocked 57.77 seconds at the Tokyo Aquatics Center, which will host Olympic swimming and diving competitions. The winning time is well outside the required 57.10 seconds for the individual competition, but is enough to book her a berth in the women’s 4×100 meters medley relay.
