Miyu Namba (難波 実夢, Nanba Miyu; born 31 May 2002) is a Japanese swimmer. At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming…
Miyu Namba (難波 実夢, Nanba Miyu; born 31 May 2002) is a Japanese swimmer. At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup, Namba won a silver medal in the Women's 400m freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle. In the 2019 World Cup, she took bronze in the 400m freestyle. She placed second in the 800m freestyle at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. In April 2021, Namba qualified to represent Japan at the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 400m freestyle qualifying competition, Namba was ahead of the field for most of the race, but lost to Waka Kobori with a time of 4:06.36 against Kobori's 4:06.34. Namba won the 800m freestyle qualifying final in 8:26.61, with Kobori second with 8:26.67. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Namba finished 20th in the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:13.49, and 17th in the 800m freestyle at 8:32.04, and did not qualify for either final.
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Waka Kobori (小堀 倭加, Kobori Waka; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 1500 metre…
Waka Kobori (小堀 倭加, Kobori Waka; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games, winning the bronze medal. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Keita Sunama (砂間敬太, Sunama Keita, born 8 May 1995) is a Japanese swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the men's 200…
Keita Sunama (砂間敬太, Sunama Keita, born 8 May 1995) is a Japanese swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2019, he represented Japan at the World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. He competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke event. He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke event.
Takashi Yamamoto (山本 貴司, Yamamoto Takashi; born July 23, 1978 in Osaka) is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from Japan…
Takashi Yamamoto (山本 貴司, Yamamoto Takashi; born July 23, 1978 in Osaka) is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was also part of Japan's bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team. Yamamoto also competed in the 100 m butterfly event, and qualified for the semifinals, but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final. The 2004 Games were Yamamoto's third Olympic Games. He had previously swum in the 1996 Olympic Games and 2000 Olympic Games, but did not receive a medal at either. He married swimmer Suzu Chiba in 2002. They have four children together.
Shigeko Kawanishi (川西 繁子, Kawanishi Shigeko; born 5 December 1948) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed at the…
Shigeko Kawanishi (川西 繁子, Kawanishi Shigeko; born 5 December 1948) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Eiko Wada (和田 映子, Wada Eiko; born 14 April 1939) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1956…
Eiko Wada (和田 映子, Wada Eiko; born 14 April 1939) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Setsuko Shimada (島田 節子, Shimada Setsuko; born 14 August 1938) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in the women's…
Setsuko Shimada (島田 節子, Shimada Setsuko; born 14 August 1938) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Yoshiko Sato (佐藤 喜子, Satō Yoshiko; born March 30, 1938) is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer who won seven gold…
Yoshiko Sato (佐藤 喜子, Satō Yoshiko; born March 30, 1938) is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer who won seven gold medals at the Asian Games in 1958–1962. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in five sprint events in total with the best result of seventh place in the 4×100 m medley relay. Nationally Sato won four consecutive titles in the 100 m (1958–1961) and seven consecutive titles in the 200 m (1955–1961). From 1954 to 1962 she set 97 national records in freestyle events ranging from 50 to 1500 m, which remains an all-time record on its own. In 1963, Sato retired from competitions and next year married Yoshihiko Osaki, a fellow swimmer who also competed at the 1960 Olympics. She took his last name and since then is known as Yoshiko Osaki. She resumed competing in 1984, in the masters category. Since 1985 she took part in all World and Pan Pacific championships, winning 20 world and 17 Pan Pacific titles and setting 93 world records in the freestyle, butterfly and medley events. She also set 104 national masters records and won 123 national titles. In 2005, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, in the masters category. Her late husband was also an avid masters swimmer and chairman of the Japanese Masters Swimming Association. The couple had a son and two daughters.
Shizue Miyabe (宮部 シズエ, Miyabe Shizue; born 3 August 1938) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Summer…
Shizue Miyabe (宮部 シズエ, Miyabe Shizue; born 3 August 1938) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Kazuko Sakamoto (坂本 和子, Sakamoto Kazuko; born 4 September 1935) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in the…
Kazuko Sakamoto (坂本 和子, Sakamoto Kazuko; born 4 September 1935) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Fumiko Sakaguchi (坂口 文子, Sakaguchi Fumiko; born 27 April 1934) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in two events…
Fumiko Sakaguchi (坂口 文子, Sakaguchi Fumiko; born 27 April 1934) is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Sadako Yamashita (山下 貞子, Yamashita Sadako; born 5 November 1932) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed…
Sadako Yamashita (山下 貞子, Yamashita Sadako; born 5 November 1932) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Sachi Mochida (持田 早智, Mochida Sachi; born 19 July 1999) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 200…
Sachi Mochida (持田 早智, Mochida Sachi; born 19 July 1999) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.