KIMURA Keiichi

Date of Birth: 11 Sep 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S11,SB11,SM11

Place of birth: RITTO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : TOKYO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB11	2
	Men's 100m Butterfly - S11	1
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM11	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM11 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM11 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S11 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S11 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	50m Freestyle - S11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	26.52
2	100m Butterfly - S11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:02.43
2	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2012	London, GBR	1:14.00
3	100m Freestyle - S11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	59.63
3	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:12.88
3	100m Butterfly - S11	2012	London, GBR	1:04.70
4	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:28.76
5	50m Freestyle - S11	2012	London, GBR	26.84
5	100m Freestyle - S11	2012	London, GBR	1:01.19
5	100m Freestyle - S11	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:02.72
5	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:17.25
6	100m Butterfly - S11	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:09.39
8	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2012	London, GBR	2:31.74
9	50m Freestyle - S11	2008	Beijing, CHN	28.35
9	400m Freestyle - S11	2008	Beijing, CHN	5:15.04
World Championships
1	100m Butterfly - S11	2019	London, GBR	1:02.22
1	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:14.04
1	100m Butterfly - S11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:02.98
1	100m Freestyle - S11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:00.74
1	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:14.51
2	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2019	London, GBR	2:26.58
2	50m Freestyle - S11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	26.83
2	50m Freestyle - S11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	26.82
2	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:17.96
3	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2019	London, GBR	1:12.86
3	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:31.13
3	100m Butterfly - S11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:03.72
3	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	2:31.08
3	100m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:02.12
3	100m Butterfly - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:06.93
3	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	2:34.19
4	50m Freestyle - S11	2019	London, GBR	26.57
4	100m Freestyle - S11	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:00.60
4	50m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	27.93
6	400m Freestyle - S11	2010	Eindhoven, NED	5:10.55
7	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points	2019	London, GBR	4:16.90
Asian Para Games
1	50m Freestyle - S11	2018	Jakarta, INA	26.65
1	100m Backstroke - S11	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:14.91
1	100m Breaststroke - SB11	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:13.11
1	200m Individual Medley - SM11	2018	Jakarta, INA	2:29.79
2	100m Freestyle - S11	2018	Jakarta, INA	59.54
6	100m Butterfly - S13	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:02.16

Kimu (pathway.jpnsport.go.jp, 11 Apr 2020)

Shogi [Japanese chess]. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2019; pathway.jpnsport.go.jp, 11 Apr 2020)

Education - Nihon University, Tokyo, JPN

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

Tokyo Gas [Japan]

Takumi Uegaki [national], JPN; Brian Loeffler [personal], USA, from 2018

He began swimming at age 10. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

His mother encouraged him to take up the sport. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

To win gold in the 100m butterfly at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo2020.org, 03 Sep 2020)

Winning silver in the SB11 100m breaststroke and bronze in the S11 100m butterfly at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (tokyo2020.org, 03 Sep 2020)

US Para swimmer Bradley Snyder. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2019)

Japanese Para swimmer Junichi Kawai. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2019, 12 Jul 2015)

Philosophy:

"Do your best by focusing on what you can in the moment, even if you are not in your best form." (Mike Salter and Noel Thatchher Podcast, 12 Feb 2021)

In March 2021, he threw the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the match between Yomiuri Giants and Yokohama DeNa BayStars on the opening day of the Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball [NPB] season. (Tokyo Gas Facebook page, 30 Mar 2021)

In 2017 he was given a Prize for Encouragement at the 11th Hanawa Hokiichi Awards in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The awards are named after a Japanese scholar who was a Buddhist monk and had a vision impairment. (pref.saitama.lg.jp, 16 Dec 2017)

In 2016 he received the Ritto Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (kyoto-np.co.jp, 27 Sep 2017)

He was presented with the Grand Prix award at the 2016 Japan Para Sport Awards. (the-japan-news.com, 08 Dec 2016)

In 2012 and 2014 he received a People's Honour award from Shiga Prefecture in Japan. (pref.shiga.lg.jp, 07 Nov 2014; Athlete, 07 Aug 2013)

He was flag bearer for Japan at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (asahi.com, 06 Sep 2012)

General Interest

Classification
S11, SB11, SM11 (IPC, 11 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (ninomiyasports.com, 10 Jul 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He lost his vision at age two due to a condition called proliferative vitreoretinopathy, which develops as a complication of retinal detachment. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015; ninomiyasports.com, 10 Jul 2012)

General
TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES
In 2018 he moved to the United States of America to work with coach Brian Loeffler at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, after the pair were introduced by US Para swimmer Bradley Snyder. Alongside training, he also studied English at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore. In March 2020 he returned to Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has continued to be coached remotely by Loeffler. "When the 2016 Paralympic Games were over, I thought to myself, 'I won't be able to win a gold medal unless I carry on doing what I've been doing, or work even harder'. During my time in the US, I kept experiencing things that didn't go as planned and issues caused by language barriers, but I managed to work things out in the end. I realised that I could overcome adversities. That experience helped me become more self-assured, and that mindset has also reflected in my swimming." (mainichi.jp, 26 Mar 2020; sankei.com, 24 Feb 2021; tokyo2020.org, 03 Sep 2020; tokyo-gas-2020.jp, 2019; ndm.edu, 08 Oct 2018; Tokyo Gas YouTube Channel, 18 Oct 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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