CNMI swimmers Shigeki Tenorio and Kensuke Kimura\u2019s debuts in the FINA\/ARENA Swimming World Cup are now in the books after they completed their races over the weekend at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Japan.<\/p>\n
Tenorio of Tsunami Saipan first saw action for the Commonwealth in the last stop of the seven-leg World Cup series and timed in at 32.27 seconds in the 50m breaststroke event of the short course competition (25-meter pool) last Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe could not break his lifetime best of 31.60 seconds, but his result in Tokyo is his fastest time this season,\u201d Tsunami Saipan coach Hiro Kimura said.<\/p>\n
The Tsunami Saipan coach added that Tenorio\u2019s time is better than the 33.35 seconds Dane Bishop of the Marshall Islands recorded last year when the latter won the silver medal in the 2010 Micronesian Games in Palau. The CNMI\u2019s Kai Staal took the gold medal in the 50m breaststroke in Palau with a time of 31.95 seconds<\/p>\n
\u201cShigeki was not that satisfied with his result, but for me it was a good one,\u201d Hiro Kimura said.<\/p>\n
After Tenorio, Kensuke Kimura was the next to plunge into the Tokyo pool last Sunday. The younger Kimura joined the 100m individual medley race and submitted 1:03.95. Kensuke Kimura missed the 1:02.54 record of Rezne Wong during the 2009 Japan Open, which was another short course meet, but the former surpassed the 1:04.75 Staal posted in the 2009 Tokyo Junior Sprint.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis good result is a big step toward Kensuke\u2019s goal of winning the 100m IM in the Tokyo Junior Sprint 2012,\u201d Hiro Kimura said.<\/p>\n
Kensuke Kimura and Tenorio, who returned to Saipan early yesterday morning, also swam in the 50m freestyle last Sunday and clocked in at 26.26 and 26.76 seconds, respectively, to beat Guam\u2019s Shane Aricayos (26.80 seconds). Darren Tan of Singapore ruled the heat with his time of 24.63 seconds.<\/p>\n
Tenorio earned 479 and 436 FINA points in the 50m breaststroke and 50m freestyle, while Kensuke Kimura received 500 and 461. Points were awarded to swimmers to determine the overall men\u2019s and women\u2019s champions after the seven-leg series. Sweden\u2019s Therese Alshammar and South Africa\u2019s Chad Le Clos took the women\u2019s and men\u2019s championships and received $100,000 each.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Hiro Kimura thanked the Japan Swimming Federation for allowing the two CNMI swimmers to compete in Tokyo.<\/p>\n
\u201cJapan Swimming Federation executive director Kihou Abe promised to invite CNMI swimmers for the FINA World Cup next year,\u201d the Tsunami Saipan coach said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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