| Birth Day | September 22, 1982 |
| Birth Place | Japan |
| Age | 41 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Japanese Swimmer who won multiple Olympic gold medals for the men's 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke races.
He set the world record in the 100m breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He became a major rival of Brendan Hansen's.
He grew up in Tokyo.
He swam against Michael Phelps in the Olympics.
