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Hironoshin Furuhashi
Hironoshin Furuhashi (古橋廣之進, 1928–2009), the "Flying Fish of Fujiyama", Japanese freestyle swimmer who set 33 world records 1947–1950, was barred from the 1948 Olympics, and later led the Japanese Olympic Committee 1990–1999.
Hiroshi Negami
Hiroshi Negami (根上博, 1912-1980), Japanese freestyle swimmer from Rikkyo University; 1935 national 400 m record 4:45.2, 4x200 m relay world record 8:52.2, fifth in the 400 m freestyle at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, later Japan Swimming Federation president.
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki is the name of two Japanese Olympic athletes: a swimmer who won two silver medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and a bobsledder at five Winter Games.
Hisakichi Toyoda
Hisakichi Toyoda (豊田久吉, later Minejima, 1912–1976), Japanese freestyle swimmer; won 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold in the 4×200 m freestyle relay with a world record 8:58.4; distinct from inventor Sakichi Toyoda.
Katsunori Kenjo
Katsunori Kenjo (剣城 克則), Japanese freestyle swimmer; swam in the 4x200m freestyle relay world record team (8:18.7, Osaka, 26 July 1959) with Yamanaka, Fukui, and Fujimoto; record broken July 1960.
Makoto Fukui
Makoto Fukui (福井誠, 1940–1992), Japanese freestyle swimmer; Olympic silver (Rome 1960) and bronze (Tokyo 1964) in the 4x200 m freestyle relay; set three world records in that relay; 1958 Asian Games double gold medalist.
Manabu Koga
Manabu Koga (古賀•学), Japanese freestyle swimmer (1935–1974) of Waseda University; 1956 Olympian (100 m freestyle =10, 4×200 m relay 4th), holder of 4×100 m freestyle and medley relay world records, and double 1958 Tokyo Asian Games gold medalist.
Masaharu Taguchi
Masaharu Taguchi (田口正治, 1916–1982), Japanese freestyle swimmer; fourth in the 1936 Olympic 100 m freestyle and gold medalist in the world-record 4x200 m relay at Berlin, later head coach at Tokyo 1964.
Sachiko Yamada
Sachiko Yamada (山田沙知子), born 1982 in Osaka, Japanese distance freestyle swimmer; 2000 and 2004 Olympian, 2004 world 800 m champion, and former short-course 800 m freestyle world record holder (8:13.35).
Shigeo Arai
Shigeo Arai (新井茂雄) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who won relay gold and 100 m bronze at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and died in the war in 1944.
Shigeyuki Maruyama
Shigeyuki Maruyama (丸山 茂幸), Japanese freestyle swimmer of the late 1940s; swam on Japan's 4x200 m freestyle relay world-record team (8:45.4, 18 August 1949, Los Angeles) with Hamaguchi, Murayama, and Furuhashi. Not the golfer Shigeki Maruyama or the 1988 Olympian Shigemori Maruyama.
Shinri Shioura
Shinri Shioura (塩浦慎理), born 1991 in Isehara, Japan, is a Japanese sprint freestyle swimmer, Asian 50 m freestyle record holder (21.67 s, 2019), and two-time Olympian (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020).
Shiro Hashizume
Shiro Hashizume (橋爪四郎, 1928–2023), Japanese freestyle swimmer; 1,500 m silver at Helsinki 1952 behind Ford Konno; set 800 m and 1,500 m freestyle world records in 1949; ISHOF Honor Swimmer 1992.
Shozo Makino
Shozo Makino (牧野正蔵, 1915–1987), Japanese freestyle swimmer; silver in 1500 m at Los Angeles 1932, bronze in 400 m at Berlin 1936; held 800 m freestyle world records from 1931 to 1941. Not the film director of the same name.
Sumika Minamoto
Sumika Minamoto (源 純夏), born 1979 in Tokushima, Japanese sprint freestyle swimmer; 2000 Sydney Olympic bronze in the 4×100 m medley relay, first Japanese woman finalist in an Olympic sprint swim event, later a lifesaving club founder.
Sunao Ishiharada
Sunao Ishiharada (石原田 愿, 1915–1987), Japanese freestyle swimmer from Kagoshima and Meiji University; ninth in the 1500 m freestyle at Los Angeles 1932 and fourth at Berlin 1936.
Takashi Yokoyama
Takashi Yokoyama (横山隆志, 1913–1945), Japanese freestyle swimmer; 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay in world record time (8:58.4), fourth in the 400 m freestyle; not the Pancrase fighter or researchers of the same name.
Tatsuo Fujimoto
Tatsuo Fujimoto (藤本達夫), Japanese freestyle swimmer born 1940 in Hyogo; 1960 Olympic relay silver medalist and 4×200 m freestyle relay world record holder (8:09.8, 1963); also 1958 Asian Games and Universiade medalist.
Toru Goto
Toru Goto (後藤暢, born 26 June 1934, Fukuoka) is a Japanese swimmer, 1952 Helsinki Olympic silver medallist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, fourth in the 100 m freestyle, and 1955 4x100 m freestyle relay world record holder (3:46.8).
Toshizo Umemoto
Toshizo Umemoto is a Japanese former competitive freestyle swimmer who won relay gold at the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games and the 200 meter freestyle title in 1962.
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (山中毅), Japanese freestyle swimmer (1939-2017), four Olympic silvers 1956-1964, nine world records, beaten twice by Murray Rose in the 400 m freestyle.
Yasuji Miyazaki
Yasuji Miyazaki (宮崎 康二), Japanese swimmer, 1932 Los Angeles Olympic champion in the 100 m freestyle at 15 years 311 days and in the 4x200 m relay with a world record 8:58.4.
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi (浜口喜博) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who won a silver medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and later directed the national team.
Yukiaki Okabe
Yukiaki Okabe (岡部•幸明), Japanese freestyle swimmer, 1941–2018; Waseda University. Won bronze in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at Tokyo 1964 and held the 1963 long-course world record (8:09.8).