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Kaito TABUCHI
Sport Swimming
NOC Japan   
GenderMen
Born01 Jul 2002
Height1.71 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Meiji University [JPN] / NEC Green Swimming Club Mizonokuchi [JPN]:
Why this sport?
He was influenced by his older brother. He decided to focus seriously on swimming in grade eight of middle school after he set a personal best that was 0.51s behind the national record at the Kanto Middle School Championships in Japan.
General Interest
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (townnews.co.jp, 21 Apr 2023)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Hidemasa Sano [Meiji], JPN; Daisuke Natsuma [NEC], JPN; Takayuki Umehara [national], JPN
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport at age five.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Student
Languages
Japanese

 Competition Highlights
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
24 2023   Overall Ranking  
6 2023 Athens, GRE 400m Freestyle 3:52.20
3 2023 Athens, GRE 800m Freestyle 7:58.70
1 2023 Athens, GRE 400m Individual Medley 4:13.30
8 2023 Berlin, GER 200m Individual Medley 2:01.22
3 2023 Berlin, GER 400m Individual Medley 4:15.78
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
6 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 800m Freestyle 8:02.00
7 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 400m Freestyle 3:50.63