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Tomoru HONDA
Sport Swimming
NOC Japan   
GenderMen
Born31 Dec 2001 in Yokohama, JPN
Height1.73 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Nihon University [JPN] / Itoman Tokyo [JPN]:
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Sports Science - Nihon University: Tokyo, JPN
General Interest
Hobbies
Watching baseball. (topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp, 07 Apr 2021)
Injuries
In April 2020 his training was disrupted by an injury. (nihon-u.ac.jp, 18 Jan 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
He was influenced by his older brother.
General Interest
Hero / Idol
Japanese swimmers Takeshi Matsuda and Daiya Seto. (topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp, 07 Apr 2021)
Ambitions
To win gold in the 200m butterfly at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (tokyo-sports.co.jp, 27 Nov 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Koji Ueno [Nihon], JPN; Takayuki Umehara [national], JPN
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age three.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Student
Languages
Japanese
General Interest
Awards and honours
He received the Sports Award at the 2022 Kanagawa Sports Awards in Japan. (townnews.co.jp, 10 Nov 2022)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Butterfly 1:53.73
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2024 Doha, QAT 400m Individual Medley  DNS
1 2024 Doha, QAT 200m Butterfly 1:53.88
  2024 Doha, QAT 100m Butterfly DNS
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 400m Individual Medley 4:16.71
3 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 200m Butterfly 1:53.66
7 2022 Budapest, HUN 400m Individual Medley 4:12.20
3 2022 Budapest, HUN 200m Butterfly 1:53.61
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
5 2019 Tokyo, JPN 200m Butterfly 1:56.93
8 2019 Tokyo, JPN 400m Individual Medley 4:20.71
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 400m Individual Medley 4:11.40
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 200m Butterfly 1:53.15
3 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:06.29