Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Japan Self-Defence Forces [JSDF] Physical Training School: Japan |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Economics, Political Studies - Meiji University: Tokyo, JPN |
Occupation |
Armed Forces Athlete |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Mataha, Jurao (konami.com, 05 Jun 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His family suggested the sport to him. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He received an Excellence Award at the 2018 Japan Aquatics Awards. (swim.or.jp, 29 Jan 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age five at Mac Sports in Japan. |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (kobe-np.co.jp, 06 May 2023) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Tsuyoshi Kato [national], JPN |
