Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - bụ onye Japan na-egwu mmiri asọmpi na onye meriri ihe nrite Olimpik ugboro abụọ. O meriri ọla nchara site na igwu mmiri n'ụkwụ urukurubụba na 4 × 100 m medley relay na 2008 Summer Olympics. Ọ gbasoro nke a na ọlaọcha na 2012 Summer Olympics, ọzọ na medley relay
, mana n'oge a site n'ịgba ụkwụ freestyle (anchor).