Ichika Kajimoto
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Ichika Kajimoto winning the final sprint in the 3 km Knockout Sprints at the 2025 World Aquatics World Championships on Sentosa Island in Singapore as her swim cap was falling off
Ichika Kajimoto and Japanese coach at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore
Ichika Kajimoto is a 22-year-old Japanese pool and open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She finished third in the 10 km Pan Pacific Swimming Championships held in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California at the age of 22 on 11 August 2026.
- She won a gold medal in the 3 km Knockout Sprints at the 2025 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup, Stop 3 in Setubal Bay, Portugal on 15 June 2025 at the age of 21.
- She won a bronze medal in the 5 km race at the 2025 World Aquatics World Championships on Sentosa Island in Singapore on 18 July 2025 at the age of 21.
- She won a gold medal in the 3 km Knockout Sprints at the 2025 World Aquatics World Championships on Sentosa Island in Singapore on 19 July 2025 at the age of 21.
- She raced in 11 races at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships:
- 2 August 2025: 8th in 800m freestyle in 8:26.85
- 31 July 2025: Qualified 8th in 800m freestyle semifinals in 8:27.51
- 31 July 2025: 8th in 4x200m freestyle relay in 7:58.13
- 30 July 2025: Qualified 8th in the 4x200m freestyle relay preliminary heats in 7:58.80
- 27 July 2025: 10th in the 1500m freestyle preliminary heats in 16:09.65
- 26 July 2025: 12th in 400m freestyle preliminary heats in 4:08.79
- 19 July 2025: Gold medal in 3 km Knockout Sprint 500m final at 5:45 pm in 6:19.90, qualified 2nd in 1000m semifinal at 5:30 pm in 12:09.70, qualified 2nd in 1500m heats at 5:00 pm in 18:09.90
- 18 July 2025: Bronze medal in 5 km open water in 1:02.28
- 16 July 2025: 8th in 10 km open water in 2:09.27
2026 World Cup 3 km Knockout Sprints Results from Ibiza
1. Moesha Johnson, 28, Australia, 6:19.80
2. Lea Boy, 26, Germany, 6:22.80
3. Ichika Kajimoto, 22, Japan, 6:27.40
4. Bettina Fabian, 21, Hungary, 6:27.50
5. Brinkleigh Hansen, 16, USA, 6:27.90
6. Ines Delacroix, 23, France, 6:32.10
7. Caroline Laure Jouisse, 31, France, 6:35.30
8. Maria de Valdes, 27, Spain, 6:37.70
9. Lou-Ann Gaudaire, 19, Spain, 6:38.80
10. Clemence Coccordano, 21, Italy, 6:40.80
External links
- Teamwork Exhibited on the Shoreline at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
- Corrections Expected at Men’s Pan Pacific Championships 10K
- Moesha Johnson Wins Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Japan Goes 2, 3
- “There’s No Time To Be Tired,” Florian Wellbrock Wins Pan Pacs 10K
- Mo Momentum at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10K
- Coming To California For A Post-Paris Performance
- Redux in Marine Stadium for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships
- Redux in Marine Stadium for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships
- Swimming Solo: Japan's Representative Yuko Matsuzaki To Be Honored
- Wetsuits Are a Possibility for the LA28 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Ginevra Taddeucci Wins 2025 World Cup Series As Rivalry With Moesha Johnson Continues
- They Are Swimmers: Moesha Johnson, Isabel Gose, Ichika Kajimoto Double Up at the World Aquatics Championships
- Ichika Kajimoto Pulls Off Historic Victory, Wins Japan’s First Open Water Race at World Championships
- Moesha Johnson Goes 2-for-2, Wins 5K World Championships
- Florian Wellbrock, Gregorio Paltrinieri Déjà Vu – Go 1-2 in 10K at World Championships
- Ichiko Kajimoto Looks to Make the Podium at the Upcoming World Championships
- Claire Weinstein May Have a Very Full Slate at the 2025 World Championships
- Brinkleigh Hansen Pulls an Ilchenko to Win USA Swimming National 10K Championship
