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Japan
Career
1932 - 2026
Best year
1932
Total points
387
Best results
3x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#6
10-year rank
#9
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
Categories
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | Kusuo Kitamura |
| 1936 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | Noboru Terada |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 30 | Ai Shibata |
| 1932 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 18 | Shozo Makino |
| 1952 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 18 | Shiro Hashizume |
| 1956 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 18 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka |
| 1954 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 7 | Yukiyoshi Aoki |
| 1958 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 7 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka |
| 1966 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 7 | Etsujiro Takase |
| 1978 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 7 | Shuji Tsukasaki |
| 1982 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 7 | Kimihiro Anzai |
| 1990 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 7 | Masayuki Fujimoto |
| 1998 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 7 | Masato Hirano |
| 1982 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 7 | Naomi Sekido |
| 2006 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 7 | Yurie Yano |
| 2025 | Asian Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 7 | Tanimoto Haruno |
| 1936 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 6 | Shunpei Uto |
| 2002 | Pan Pacific Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Sachiko Yamada |
| 2006 | Pan Pacific Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Ai Shibata |
| 2002 | Pan Pacific Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Sachiko Yamada |
| 2012 | Asian Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Shogo Takeda |
| 2018 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Shogo Takeda |
| 2026 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Kaito Tabuchi |
| 1954 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Shichiro Shintaku |
| 1958 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroshi Ishii |
| 1962 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Tohachiro Matsuki |
| 1966 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Katsuji Ito |
| 1970 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Akira Iida |
| 1974 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Shuji Ono |
| 1978 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Takehiko Kawakami |
| 1982 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Keisuke Okuno |
| 1986 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Shigeo Ogata |
| 1994 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Masato Hirano |
| 2014 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Kohei Yamamoto |
| 2026 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Kaito Tabuchi |
| 2004 | World Championship 25m | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 4 | Sachiko Yamada |
| 1978 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Kana Kamo |
| 1982 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Junko Sakurai |
| 1994 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Tomoko Goza |
| 1998 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Sachiko Yamada |
| 2002 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Sachiko Yamada |
| 2022 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 4 | Waka Kobori |
| 2026 | Pan Pacific Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 4 | Kazushi Imafuku |
| 2005 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 3 | Ai Shibata |
| 2007 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 3 | Ai Shibata |
| 2010 | Pan Pacific Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Takeshi Matsuda |
| 2006 | Pan Pacific Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Ai Shibata |
| 2009 | Asian Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Jumpei Higashi |
| 2016 | Asian Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Shogo Takeda |
| 2009 | Asian Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Mako Kuramatsu |
| 2012 | Asian Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Yukimi Moriyama |
| 1954 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Tsutomu Nagashima |
| 1962 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Toshiaki Sahara |
| 1970 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Toshinori Murata |
| 1990 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Masashi Kato |
| 2006 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Takeshi Matsuda |
| 2022 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Shogo Takeda |
| 2026 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Kazushi Imafuku |
| 1978 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Magumi Tochihara |
| 1986 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Miki Wakahoi |
| 1990 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Tomomi Hosoda |
| 1994 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Sachiko Miyaji |
| 1998 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Eri Yamanoi |
| 2006 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Maiko Fujino |
| 2010 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Maiko Fujino |
| 2014 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Asami Chida |
| 2018 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Waka Kobori |
| 2026 | Asian Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Ichika Kajimoto |
| 2018 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Waka Kobori |
| 2022 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Yumi Moriyama |
| 2026 | Asian Games | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 2 | Ichika Kajimoto |
| 2022 | World Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Women | 2 | 2 | Miyu Namba |
| 2006 | Pan Pacific Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 2 | Takeshi Matsuda |
| 2022 | World Championship 25m | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Miyu Namba |
Paris 2026: Records re-written at momentous European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026
As the last ripples flow from an outstanding European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 its legacy in terms of world and continental swimming can be partly expressed by the list of records broken during the seven-day programme at the Olympic Aquatic Centre.
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