The 100th Japanese national open water swimming championships (第100回日本選手権水泳競技大会OWS競技) were held over the weekend in Tateyama City along the Hojo Coast in Chiba Prefecture, just north of Tokyo.

Few countries have held formal national open water swimming championships as long as Japan has.

To view the 100th Japanese national open water swimming championships, see links here and here.

The level of sponsorship was impressive as was the Japanese race announcer who quite enthusiastically called the 5 km and 10 km races for both men and women. Even if you cannot understand the Japanese language, the announcer made the finishes of the men’s and women’s 10 km races very exciting. Watch and listen here and here.

Women’s 10 km Top 10 Results

1. 梶本一花 2:04:39.3
2. 蝦名愛梨 2:04:45.8
3. 奥園心咲 2:06:44.8
4. 清美 枚方 2:06:55.1
5. 小島光丘 2:07:02.3
6. 永尾美友 2:07:19.2
7. 加藤はなの 2:07:44.0
8. Chantal Liew (Singapore) 2:07:44.4
9. 竹澤瑠珂 2:07:58.9
10. 髙遥香 2:09:06.3

Men’s 10 km Top 10 Results

1. 辻森魁人 1:55:04.0
2. 高木陸 近畿大 1:55:32.7
3. 今福和志 1:55:36.9
4. 仲光陸遥 1:56:03.4
5. 岩住宏一郎 1:56:03.4
6. 渡辺雅空 1:56:03.6
7. 古畑海生 1:56:03.9
8. 南出大伸 1:56:10.1
9. 本山空 1:56:15.1
10. 坂下拓己 1:56:40.2

Women’s 5 km Top 10 Results

1. 竹澤瑠珂 1:01:23.5
2. 小島光丘 1:01:31.1
3. 永田鈴奈 1:01:32.7
4. 渡邊莉咲 1:01:52.5
5. 小原天寧 1:02:21.5
6. 菅七海 1:02:59.1
7. 池田羽衣香 1:03:03.2
8. 水谷紗也 1:03:03.4
9. 藤野舞子 1:03:15.4
10. 坂口理彩子 1:03:17.0

Men’s 5 km Top 10 Results

1. 辻森魁人 56:09.5
2. 南出大伸 56:09.6
3. 江沢陸 56:11.3
4. 渡辺雅空 56:11.5
5. 古畑海生 56:13.5
6. 高木陸 56:14.1
7. 武井律己 56:17.8
8. 今福和志 56:19.0
9. 平野翔一 56:36.5
10. 内村弥路 58:05

Three weeks ago, Japan also held its 100th annual collegiate national championships that include open water swimming. We know of few other countries that have held formal intercollegiate national championships in open water swimming for so long, although the United States will hold a MPSF open water swimming championship event that is open to any American collegiate swimmer on October 19th in Long Beach, California (see here).

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