SAKAI Natsumi

Japan

Swimming

Date of Birth: 19 Jun 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of birth: SAITAMA

Birth Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay JPN Japan

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	100Back	200Back	4x100Medley W
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	H (1:01.74)	H (2:13.99)	H (3:59.82)

World Championships

Year	Location	50Back	100Back	200Back	4x100Medley W	4x100Medley X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (28.41)	6th (59.56)	SF (2:10.11)	6th (3:58.14)	H (DSQ)

Asian Games

Year	Location	50Back	100Back	200Back	4x100Free W	4x100Medley W
2018	Indonesia	3rd (27.91)	1st (59.27)	2nd (2:08.13)	1st (3:36.52)	1st (3:54.73)

Pan Pacific Championships

Year	Location	100Back	200Back	4x100Medley W
2018	Tokyo, JPN	6th (59.33)	6th (2:08.18)	3rd (3:55.03)

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	50Back	100Back	200Back	4x100Free W	4x100Medley W
2017	Indianapolis, IN, USA	1st (27.93)	5th (59.91)	3rd (2:09.34)	3rd (3:40.59)	3rd (3:59.97)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Hobbies:

Watching videos on the internet. (city.saitama.jp, 06 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Student

Education:

Law - Toyo University, Tokyo, JPN

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Swine Minamikoshigaya [JPN] / Toyo University [JPN]

Coach:

Norimasa Hirai [national, Toyo University], JPN

Start:

She began the sport at age six. (hochi.co.jp, 13 Apr 2016)

Reason:

She took up swimming to lose weight. (hochi.co.jp, 13 Apr 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to become a world champion and set a national record. (city.saitama.jp, 06 Apr 2020; seiko.co.jp, 02 Mar 2020)

Hero:

Japanese swimmer Aya Terakawa. (city.saitama.jp, 06 Apr 2020)

Philosophy:

"Work hard towards your dreams and goals." (city.saitama.jp, 06 Apr 2020)

Award:

In 2018 she was given an Excellence Award at the Japan Aquatics Awards and a Rising Star Award at the Shinji Hattori Sports Awards, organised by the Shinji Hattori Foundation in Japan. She also received a Glory Award at the 2018 and 2017 Saitama Sports Awards in Japan. (sai-suiren.net, 09 Mar 2019, 14 Mar 2018; bbm-japan.com, 29 Jan 2019; asahi.com, 15 Oct 2018)

In 2016 she was named Swimmer of the Year by the Saitama Swimming Federation in Japan. (sai-suiren.net, 24 May 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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