Ed Sommerville Leads Strong Day for Aussies at Japan Open; Teen Star Shin Ohashi Rolls in 100 Breaststroke
Australia’s Ed Sommerville headlined the first session of finals at the Japan Open with a victory in the 200-meter freestyle. The effort led a strong night by Aussie athletes across several events. But it was Sommerville who stood out, as he prevailed comfortably in his prime event, clocking a mark of 1:45.34. Finishing second was Japan’s Tatsuya Murasa, who touched the wall in 1:46.08, with Kai Taylor (1:46.25) placing third.
Sommerville earned a bronze medal in the 800 freestyle relay at last summer’s World Championships in Singapore, having contributed a leg during the preliminary heats. His time from Friday night wasn’t far off his personal best of 1:44.93, which he registered earlier in the year and makes Sommerville the No. 4 Australian in the history of the event.
While Sommerville bested the field in the 200 freestyle, Australian mates Brittany Castelluzzo and Elizabeth Dekkers notched a one-two finish in the 200 butterfly. Castelluzzo emerged on top with a swim of 2:06.96, with Dekkers following a little more than a half-second back in 2:07.59. Meanwhile, Jenna Forrester was the winner of the 200 freestyle in 1:58.90.
Opposite ends of the age spectrum grabbed first-place showings in the 100 breaststroke events. In the women’s edition, 34-year-old Satomi Suzuki went 1:06.92 to edge the tandem of Canada’s Sophie Angus (1:07.06) and Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey (1:07.07). Haughey opted to bypass the 200 freestyle and give a run at the 100 breaststroke, a secondary event in her arsenal, but one that demonstrates her underappreciated versatility.
The men’s 100 breaststroke saw 16-year0-old Shin Ohashi post a time of 59.38 to easily defeat Reo Okura (59.84). Ohashi is a rising star in the sport and currently owns the top time in the world in the 200 breaststroke, which he will race later in the meet.
It was an all-Japan final in the men’s 200 butterfly, where Genki Terakado was quickest in 1:54.87. Terakado was the only swimmer to go sub-1:55, but So Ogata (1:55.39) and Keigo Fukuda (1:55.90) broke the 1:56 barrier. In the men’s 100 backstroke, Takehara Hidekazu was the winner in 53.96.
Canadian Ingrid Wilm claimed first place in the 100 backstroke, as her time of 59.36 got her to the finish ahead of Aussie Iona Anderson (59.92).
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