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Shogo TAKEDA
Sport Swimming
NOC Japan   
GenderMen
Born01 Jan 1995 in Toyama, JPN
Height1.74 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
O-Ence: Japan
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Health Studies, Sport Studies - Hosei University : Tokyo, JPN
General Interest
Awards and honours
In 2013 he was given the Kozuki Sports Award by the Kozuki Foundation in Japan. (kozuki.or.jp, 20 Sep 2013)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport at age five, and began competing in grade three of primary school.
International Debut
Year
2012
Competing for
Japan
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Languages
Japanese
General Interest
Ambitions
To compete in the 1500m freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (hochi.news, 23 Oct 2022)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Toru Horinouchi [personal], JPN; Yoshimitsu Shimoyama [national], JPN
Training Regime
He swims up to 6km a day, and he trains around six days in a week.

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2024 Doha, QAT 1500m Freestyle 15:04.50
25 2024 Doha, QAT 800m Freestyle 7:57.54
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 1500m Freestyle 14:25.95
4 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 800m Freestyle 7:33.78
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 400m Freestyle 3:42.16
15 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 1500m Freestyle 14:47.94 
14 2014 Doha, QAT 1500m Freestyle 14:46.37
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2019 Tokyo, JPN 400m Freestyle 3:52.39
1 2019 Tokyo, JPN 1500m Freestyle 15:07.05
57 2018   Overall Ranking  
7 2018 Tokyo, JPN 400m Freestyle 3:45.08
2 2018 Tokyo, JPN 1500m Freestyle 14:33.26
5 2017 Tokyo, JPN 1500m Freestyle 14:42.65
5 2016 Tokyo, JPN 1500m Freestyle 14:50.87
2 2014 Tokyo, JPN 1500m Freestyle 14:41.95
Asian Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2016 Tokyo, JPN 1500m Freestyle 15:20.47
2 2012 Dubai, UAE 1500m Freestyle 15:16.22
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
9 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 1500m Freestyle 15:03.29 
5 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 800m Freestyle 7:54.49
Heats 2018 Jakarta, INA 800m Freestyle 7:53.01
Heats 2018 Jakarta, INA 1500m Freestyle 15:17.13
5 2014 Incheon, KOR 1500m Freestyle 15:18.46