Rikako Ikee was determined to eventually return to her peak form.
She just didn¡¯t expect things to progress this quickly.
The 20-year-old swimming star, who is recovering from leukemia, punched her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics ¡ª something once thought impossible ¡ª by winning the women¡¯s 100-meter butterfly final at the national championships on Sunday.
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