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SHIRAI |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 10 Sep 1999
in Takarazuka, JPN |
| Height | 1.66 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Mizuno : |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Tourism - Toyo University : Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She followed her older brothers into the sport. She was later inspired to focus on swimming after watching Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima win two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. "Because all my brothers were swimming, I naturally took part in a swimming class. I don't have any memory that I wanted to do it, but I think that I enjoyed the feeling of touching water for the first time." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Japanese swimmers Reiko Nakamura and Aya Terakawa. (ytv-athlete.jp, 29 Jul 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Norimasa Hirai [personal], JPN; Tsuyoshi Kato [national], JPN |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age two at JSS Takarazuka in Japan. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to music, travelling. (Twitter profile, 04 Apr 2019; Instagram profile, 10 Mar 2019) |
Awards and honours |
She received an Excellence Award at the 2018 Japan Aquatics Awards. (swim.or.jp, 29 Jan 2019)
She was given a Special Athlete Award at the 2018 Hyogo Prefecture Sports Awards in Japan. (web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp, 08 Nov 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Being selected to compete as a relay swimmer at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 24 Apr 2021; joc.or.jp, 11 Apr 2021) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you practise hard, there's no dream you can't fulfil." (toyo.ac.jp, 27 Nov 2019) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 9 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:58.39 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 14 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
2:12.45 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
1:00.83 |
| 9 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:57.22 |
| 6 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 8 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:38.61 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Backstroke |
2:14.98 |
| 8 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.14 |
| 8 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:56.31 |
| 7 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:36.79 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Backstroke |
57.71 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Freestyle |
53.88 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:44.87 |
| 8 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:34.78 |
| 8 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 49 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 4 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
2:03.85 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:54.67 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
57.48 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:35.83 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
2:04.88 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
2:10.53 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
2:00.76 |
| 8 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
2:14.39 |
| 6 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
1:01.36 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:55.93 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:38.48 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:53.83 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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