FUNKITA/FUNKY TRUNKS Contract Athlete RSS

FUNKITA Favorite Swimmer Masako Kuroki Started swimming at the age of 3 and has been swimming for over 20 years. Her specialty is butterfly. Active as a freelancer from April 2022. Active as a competitive swimmer and coach.・2018-2021 Japan Swimming Championship Finalist ・2019 Japan Open 50m Butterfly 2nd place ーPlease tell us how you started swimming. It all started when I was 3 or 4 years old when I enrolled in a swimming school.

FUNKY TRUNKS Favorite Swimmer Junichi Morita Started swimming at the age of 3 and participated in the JOC when he was in the 4th grade. Since then, he has won numerous awards and championships at national competitions. In parallel with his activities as an active swimmer, he also serves as the representative of the Whale Swimming Academy (WSA) and devotes himself to individual instruction.

■ Name BRENDON SMITH ■Competition Swimming ■ Specialized event 400M individual medley Date of birth July 4, 2001 Birthplace Australia Competition results Australian record holder (400M individual medley) World Ranked 8th (400M Individual Medley) 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championship Silver...

CAROLYN HAYES Irish Triathlete FUNKITA Contract Athlete

NIKITA HAINS Australian diver FUNKITA contract athlete

■ Name LEWIS CLAREBURT ■Competition Swimming ■ Specialized event 200M/400M individual medley Date of birth July 4, 1999 Birthplace New Zealand Competition results 5th in the world ranking (400M individual medley) 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES Bronze Medal (400M Individual Medley) 2019...

MELISSA PAIGEWU Australian Diving Player FUNKITA Contract Athlete

■ Name DANIEL WIFFEN ■Competition Swimming ■ Specialized event 800M/1500M free Date of birth July 14, 2001 Birthplace Ireland Competition results Irish national record holder FIRST IRISH BREAK 8MINS (800M Free) 11TH 2021 European Champion (800M Free) IRISH YOUTH SPORTS...

■Name JACOB WHITTLE ■Competition Swimming ■ Specialized event 100M Free Date of birth September 25, 2004 Birthplace England Competition results 2020 European Championship Gold & Silver (4x100 Medley & Freestyle Relay) Fastest record at age 14 (100M freestyle) COMPETED FOR...

■ Name ISAAC COOPER ■Competition Swimming ■ Specialized event 100M backstroke Date of birth January 7, 2004 Birthplace Australia Competition results Australian age record holder (17 years old) 100m backstroke 2ND AT 2021 AUSTRALIAN TRIALS 100M Backstroke 2021 World No....

JACK MCLOUGHLIN AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING FUNKY TRUNKS ATHLETE

Shusuke Tomiyama, who has been selected as a representative of Japan in finswimming, and also works as a coach for athletes and swimming schools.

We interviewed Shusuke Tomiyama about why he started finswimming and what kind of stance he takes in training and how he spends his days.

Please take a look at the interview with stoic Toyama (^^♪

Nana Takatsu, who discovered finswimming in high school and made a name for herself

We interviewed Mr. Takatsu, a fin swimmer, about his thoughts and efforts towards the sport of finswimming, how to maintain his motivation, etc.

Shiho Matsuda, who has been selected as a representative of Japan in fin swimming and also works as a coach for athletes and swimming schools.

We interviewed Mr. Matsuda about why he started fin swimming and what kind of stance he uses in training.