Portrait of Genki Saito

Genki Saito

4x100m Freestyle Relay
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Biography
Started: He switched to Para swimming from non-disabled swimming after entering university. (sportsbull.jp, 20 Sep 2018; yomiuri.co.jp, 11 Apr 2018) Reason: After quitting swimming due to his impairment while in high school, he was later encouraged to take up Para swimming by friends. (yomiuri.co.jp, 11 Apr 2018) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 31 Dec 2023) Additional Info: FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied for a postgraduate degree at the Graduate School of Engineering at Kokushikan University in Tokyo, Japan. (kokushikan.ac.jp, 18 Jun 2021)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateOctober 21, 1998
Place of ResidenceTOKYO
EducationTsukuba University of Technology, Japan
Languages SpokenJapanese
Highlights
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
54x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points2020Tokyo, JPN4:08.66
8100m Backstroke - S132020Tokyo, JPN1:04.56
9200m Individual Medley - SM132020Tokyo, JPN2:18.24
9400m Freestyle - S132020Tokyo, JPN4:29.03
10100m Butterfly - S132020Tokyo, JPN1:01.14
World Championships
34 x 100m Medley Relay 49 Points2022Funchal, POR4:38.66
3400m Freestyle - S132022Funchal, POR4:22.31
44x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points2022Funchal, POR4:13.72
6400m Freestyle - S132023Manchester, GBR4:26.41
7200m Individual Medley - SM132023Manchester, GBR2:18.11
8100m Backstroke - S132022Funchal, POR1:05.07
8100m Butterfly - S132022Funchal, POR1:01.06
9100m Butterfly - S132023Manchester, GBR1:01.31
9100m Breaststroke - SB132022Funchal, POR1:13.98
13Men's 100m Freestyle S132022Funchal, POR57.32
DSQ200m Individual Medley - SM132022Funchal, PORDSQ
Asian Para Games
2200m Individual Medley - SM132022Hangzhou, CHN2:18.94
2400m Freestyle - S132022Hangzhou, CHN4:25.71
3100m Backstroke - S132022Hangzhou, CHN1:04.90
4100m Breaststroke - SB132022Hangzhou, CHN1:12.46
4100m Butterfly - S132022Hangzhou, CHN1:00.98
450m Freestyle - S132022Hangzhou, CHN26.48