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Waka
KOBORI |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Japan
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Gender | Women |
Born | 10 Aug 2000
| Height | 1.64 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Central Sports Totsuka: Japan |
Why this sport? |
She was excited after participating in a swimming class, so she decided to continue with the sport. She competed in backstroke while she was in middle school, but she made the switch to freestyle in grade 10 of high school following the advice of coach Tomohiro Miyoshi. |
Name of coach |
Tomohiro Miyoshi [club], JPN; Tsuyoshi Kato [national], JPN |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport seriously at the Sagamihara Dolphin Club in Japan while she was in grade three of primary school. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
Japanese |
Higher education |
Sports Science - Nihon University : Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Japanese swimmer and coach Tomohiro Miyoshi. (4years.asahi.com, 30 Jun 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Sagamihara, JPN |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To set a new national record in 400m freestyle, and to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (tarzanweb.jp, 04 Oct 2022) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
11 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
4:05.57 |
16 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:28.90 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
11 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:29.54 |
Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
4:07.48 |
Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
4:08.55 |
8 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
8:00.03 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
3 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:29.03 |
7 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
400m Freestyle |
4:02.14 |
5 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:44.87 |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
27 |
2023 |
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Overall Ranking |
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4 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
400m Freestyle |
4:07.84 |
2 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
400m Individual Medley |
4:39.35 |
6 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
200m Individual Medley |
2:13.98 |
6 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
400m Freestyle |
4:10.23 |
5 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
800m Freestyle |
8:31.17 |
6 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
4:11.56 |
8 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:46.52 |
6 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:36.50 |
8 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:37.75 |
5 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:26.53 |
6 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
4:04.92 |
Asian Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
800m Freestyle |
8:28.78 |
3 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:07.81 |
2 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:55.93 |
Heats |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
1500m Freestyle |
16:18.30 |
4 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
400m Freestyle |
4:11.69 |
3 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
800m Freestyle |
8:30.65 |
2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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