 |
|
| Nao
HOROMURA |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
|
| Gender | Men |
| Born | 31 Jan 1999
in Nishiwaki, JPN |
| Height | 1.70 m |
|
|
|
|
|
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance: Japan |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports Science - Waseda University: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to music, watching online videos. (waseda.jp, 24 Nov 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His parents encouraged him to try the sport. |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (waseda.jp, 24 Nov 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age three at Nice SP in Kato, Japan, and took up the sport seriously in the first grade of primary school. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Japanese swimmer Masato Sakai. (hochi.news, 14 May 2018) |
Awards and honours |
He received an Excellence Award at the 2018 Japan Aquatics Awards. (swim.or.jp, 22 Jan 2018)
In 2017 he was given a Sports Excellence Award by the Japan Student Service Organisation. (JASSO YouTube channel, 14 Jun 2018) |
Injuries |
In 2019 his training was disrupted by an injury to his right shoulder. (nikkansports.com, 05 Sep 2019; wasedasports.com, 04 Aug 2019) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 17 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Butterfly |
1:57.52 |
| Heats |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:39.91 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Butterfly |
1:53.64 |
| 27 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Butterfly |
23.69 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Butterfly |
1:55.25 |
| 72 |
2018 |
|
Overall Ranking |
|
| 7 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
51.29 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Butterfly |
1:52.04 |
| 52 |
2017 |
|
Overall |
|
| 2 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Butterfly |
1:51.37 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Butterfly |
1:52.94 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Butterfly |
1:55.58 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
100m Butterfly |
53.00 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
|
| |
|
