Satomi Suzuki

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Takahisha Breaks Oldest Japanese Record, Among Three National Marks at Japan Open

Full Name:	Satomi Suzuki
Born:	January 29th, 1991
	Onga, Fukuoka, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Status:	Active

Satomi Suzuki is a competitive swimmer who represents Japan internationally. 2012 Olympic Games At her first Olympics, Suzuki won a trio of medals, all from swimming breaststroke. First she placed 3rd in the 100 with a time of 1:06.46. She went onto move up in the ranks and place 2nd in the 200 with a new Asian record of 2:20.72. Her last medal came by being a member of Japan's bronze medal winning 4x100 medley relay, in which Suzuki split 1:05.96. 2013 World Championships At the 2013 world champs, Suzuki swam the 100 and 200 breaststroke again. In the 100, she qualified for semifinal but did not make it to the final heat, finishing 12th (1:07.83) overall. She had a similar result in the 200, finishing 11th (2:25.77) overall. She also swam on Japan's 4x100 medley relay, which placed 5th in finals. 2014 Asian Games At the 2014 Asian games, Suzuki swam the 50 and 100 breaststroke. She won her first international gold in the 50 breast (31.34) and placed 4th in the 100 (1:08.61), just outside of medaling. 2016 Olympic Games At her 2nd Olympics, Suzuki placed 12th in the 100 breast (1:07.18). She also swam on the 4x100 medley relay in prelims, which placed 10th overall. 2017 …

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