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| Ayatsugu
HIRAI |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 20 May 1993
in Chiba, JPN |
| Height | 1.72 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Yusen Logistics : Japan |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Economics, Political Studies - Meiji University: Japan |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His brother was attending a swimming lesson for asthma care and he followed. |
Name of coach |
Yoshimitsu Shimoyama [national], JPN |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His older brother Yasunari Hirai competed in open water swimming at international level, representing Japan at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He announced his retirement from international competition in January 2020. (asa-kids.com, 03 Oct 2015; this.kiji.is, 19 Jan 2020) |
Awards and honours |
In 2017 he was given an Excellence Award by the Chiba Amateur Sports Association in Japan. (chiba-taikyo.jp, 31 May 2018)
He received an Excellence Award at the 2015 Japan Aquatics Awards. (swim-media.com, 27 Jan 2016) |
International Debut |
Year |
2013 |
Competing for |
Japan |
Tournament |
World Championships |
Location |
Barcelona, ESP |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age six months. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
“Whatever will be, will be.” (Twitter profile, 25 Mar 2020) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
1500m Freestyle |
15:03.45 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
800m Freestyle |
7:56.69 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 20 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:56.55 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:12.08 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:49.01 |
| 64 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 3 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:49.04 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
3:49.21 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
1500m Freestyle |
14:52.95 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
1500m Freestyle |
14:59.35 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Moscow, RUS |
1500m Freestyle |
14:54.23 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:00.64 |
| 3 |
2011 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:51.41 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:43.24 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
1500m Freestyle |
15:24.26 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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