Swimming: Rikako Ikee 3rd in post-treatment butterfly debut

Japan's Rikako Ikee, competing in the butterfly for the first time since coming back from leukemia treatment, was third in the Tokyo Open's women's 100 meters on Saturday.Competing in her strongest stroke, Ikee clocked 59.44 seconds at Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swim Center and booked a spot in the event at April's national championships, a qualifying meet for this summer's Tokyo Olympics.The 20-year-old Ikee owns the Japan national record in the event, 56.08. She swam a 1:00.06 in the heats, which beat the qualifying time for the nationals.Ikee, who was diagnosed with leukemia in Februa…READ FULL ARTICLE