Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Law - Kinki University: Higashiosaka, JPN |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Japanese swimmers Takeshi Matsuda and Kazuya Kaneda. (Swimming Magazine, 11 Apr 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age four. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His father Shinichi represented Japan in karate. (nikkan-gendai.com, 02 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He wanted to swim like a shark. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2014 he received the Osaka Sports Excellence Award in Japan. (pref.osaka.lg.jp, 01 Oct 2014) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
He retired from competitive swimming in 2016. (hokkaido-np.co.jp, 26 Jan 2017) |
