NARITA Mayumi

Date of Birth: 27 Aug 1970

Age: 51

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB4,S5

Place of birth: KAWASAKI

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KAWASAKI

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Freestyle - S5
	Women's 50m Backstroke - S5	6
	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points JPN Japan

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S5 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Backstroke - S5 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Backstroke - S5 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	50m Freestyle - S4	2004	Athens, GRE	39.22
1	100m Freestyle - S4	2004	Athens, GRE	1:25.07
1	200m Freestyle - S4	2004	Athens, GRE	3:02.00
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2004	Athens, GRE	49.54
1	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2004	Athens, GRE	56.20
1	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2004	Athens, GRE	2:45.20
1	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2004	Athens, GRE	3:00.62
1	50m Freestyle - S4	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	39.23
1	100m Freestyle - S4	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	1:30.06
1	200m Freestyle - S4	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	3:12.79
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	50.38
1	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	3:01.31
1	Women's 150m Medley SM4	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	2:53.73
1	50m Freestyle - S4	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	44.47
1	100m Freestyle - S4	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	1:36.23
2	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	1:01.99
2	200m Freestyle - S4	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	3:22.47
2	50m Backstroke - S4	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	54.87
3	Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2004	Athens, GRE	3:33.11
3	Women's 150m Medley SM4	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	3:08.63
4	50m Breaststroke - SB3	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	1:07.37
5	50m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	39.23
5	50m Backstroke - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	47.63
5	50m Freestyle - S5	2008	Beijing, CHN	39.99
5	100m Freestyle - S5	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:27.90
5	50m Backstroke - S5	2008	Beijing, CHN	51.23
6	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:48.27
7	100m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:26.39
7	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5:21.68
10	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:11.33
World Championships
4	50m Backstroke - S5	2019	London, GBR
8	50m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	41.70
8	200m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	3:17.48
9	100m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	1:30.83
Asian Para Games
2	50m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	41.84
2	100m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:30.77
2	200m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	3:10.69
6	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2018	Jakarta, INA	2:06.40

Queen of Water, Ma-chan (sports.nhk.or.jp, 17 Jul 2019; nhk.or.jp, 08 Sep 2015; IPC, 30 Nov 2009)

Cooking. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

The Open University of Japan, Japan

Languages spoken:

Yokohama Sakura Swimming School [Japan]

Takumi Uegaki [national], JPN; Masayuki Horikoshi [personal], JPN, from 2014

In 2008 she was affected by a hip joint injury and spent time in hospital recovering from the condition. She left hospital 10 days before the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (sankei.com, 21 Aug 2015)

In January 2006 she had problems with her hip joint. She had three operations and stayed in a hospital for 20 months. (yomiuri.co.jp, 21 May 2008)

She suffered a shoulder injury after the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. (number.bunshun.jp, 18 Nov 2019)

She began Para swimming in 1994 and started competing the same year. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016; IPC brochure, 2008)

Some of her friends encouraged her to participate in a Para swimming competition as part of a relay team. (IPC, brochure, 2008; Athlete, 11 Sep 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (hochi.news, 06 Mar 2021)

She trains every day, covering at least three kilometres per day. (townnews.co.jp, 01 Jan 2020)

Competing at her fifth Paralympic Games in 2016. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2019)

German Para swimmer Kay Espenhayn. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016, 11 Sep 2019)

She was one of three torch bearers to bring the Paralympic flame into the stadium at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Paralympic Games YouTube channel, 24 Aug 2021; japan-forward.com, 24 Aug 2021)

She was named 2005 Female Athlete of the Year by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. (paralympic.org, 25 Oct 2005)

In 2000 she was presented with the Prime Minister's Honorary Award in Japan. (hochi.co.jp, 03 Jul 2016)

In 1996 she was given the Kawasaki Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (hochi.co.jp, 03 Jul 2016)

She received the Kawasaki Sports Award in 1995. (seiwabl.co.jp, 2004)

General Interest

Classification
S5, SB4, SM5 (IPC, 01 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 11 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
She has used a wheelchair since age 13 due to myelitis, a condition that causes inflammation of the spinal cord. Later, a car accident in 1994 resulted in quadriplegia. (IPC brochure, 2008; Athlete, 11 Sep 2019)

General
MISSING LONDON 2012
After the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, she spent the next four years in and out of hospital due to injuries and medical conditions, and was not able to compete at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. During this time she decided to focus on other activities, which included serving as an executive board member for the Organising Committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. She returned to competition in November 2014, because she wanted to inspire young Para athletes ahead of the 2020 Paralympic Games. "There are messages that you can send only as an athlete. Swimming is the only thing I can do. If I can make people pay more attention to the Paralympic Games by swimming, I'm willing to work harder." (number.bunshun.jp, 11 Nov 2019; kanpara.com, 27 Jun 2015; yomiuri.co.jp, 21 May 2008)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as an ambassador to Kawasaki Citizens Culture, a visiting researcher at the Sports Science Research Institute of Nippon Sport Science University, and as a vice president of the Kanto Swimming Federation for the Disabled in Japan. (number.bunshun.jp, 11 Nov 2019; kanpara.com, 01 Sep 2016; Athlete, 06 Sep 2016; kanpara.com, 27 Jun 2015)

OCCUPATION
She works for Nippon TV in Japan. (asahi.com, 27 Apr 2020)

Legend

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

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