Two years after being diagnosed with leukemia, swimmer Rikako Ikee will now head to the Tokyo Olympics in her home country. Rikako Ikee won the 100-meter butterfly event at Japan's Olympic trials in ...

Japanese swimming superstar Rikako Ikee looked at home again in the pool and atop the medal podium, with her sights now set ...

Swimmer Rikako Ikee on March 17 posted her best time in the women’s 100-meter butterfly since her leukemia diagnosis, putting her in a good position to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ikee was ...

Rikako Ikee, who survived a bout of leukemia and recovered in time to swim at the Tokyo Olympics, shared her happiness to be back in the water after the conclusion of the Games. Speaking to the Japan ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee powered to a second Tokyo Olympic berth by winning the women's 100-metre freestyle at the national championships on Thursday, less than eight months ...

2018 Pan Pacs gold medalist and Japanese superstar Rikako Ikee made her first public appearance on Friday since being diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year. Ikee was in attendance at the College ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee on Sunday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics just two years after she was diagnosed with leukemia. She swam a time of 57.77 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly ...

Swimmer Ikee Rikako came back in monumental fashion following treatment for leukemia by winning all four of her events at Japan’s national swimming championships in April. The 20-year-old secured a ...

Japan’s Rikako Ikee reacts after winning the women’s 100m freestyle final during the Japan National Swimming Championships, which doubles as a qualifier event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, at the Tokyo ...

TOKYO -- Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee on Sunday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics just two years after she was diagnosed with leukemia. She swam a time of 57.77 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly at ...

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee reacts after winning the 100m butterfly final during the Japan National Swimming Championships, which doubles as a qualifying event for the coronavirus-delayed 2020 Tokyo ...