Katsuhiro Matsumoto rewrote his own Japanese record in the men's 200-meter freestyle Monday as he punched his ticket for the Tokyo Olympics on the third day of the national championships.The runner-up at the 2019 world championships, Matsumoto secured his maiden Olympic berth by touching in 1 minute, 44.65 seconds at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the games venue, shedding 0.48 second from his previous best."I had faith in what I've been doing and managed to swim through to the end," said Matsumoto, a strong finisher who led the entire race.Konosuke Yanagimoto, Kosuke Hagino and Kotaro Takahashi al…READ FULL ARTICLE