Takeshi Matsuda

Takeshi Matsuda

Takeshi Matsuda 2011
Personal information
Full name	Takeshi Matsuda
Nationality	Japan
Born	June 23, 1984 (1984-06-23) Nobeoka, Miyazaki
Height	184cm
Weight	83kg
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	butterfly, freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for Japan Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing 200 m butterfly World Championships (LC) Silver 2005 Montreal 200 m butterfly Silver 2011 Shanghai 200 m butterfly Bronze 2009 Rome 200 m butterfly Asian Games Silver 2006 Doha 200m butterfly Silver 2010 Guangzhou 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 2006 Doha 400m freestyle Bronze 2010 Guangzhou 200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships Silver 2010 Irvine 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 2010 Irvine 200 m butterfly Bronze 2010 Irvine 800 m freestyle Summer Universiade Gold 2003 Daegu 200 m butterfly

Takeshi Matsuda (松田 丈志, Matsuda Takeshi, born June 23, 1984 in Nobeoka, Miyazaki) is a Japanese Olympic and Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the latter event, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200m long course butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event. On November 12, 2011, Matsuda set a new Japanese record (1:49.50) at the FINA World Cup for the short course 200m butterfly. In doing so, he became just the third swimmer in history to break the 1:50 barrier for the event. Kaio Almeida (1:49.11) and Nikolay Skvortsov (1:49.46) hold the other two spots.

Career

2004 Olympics

At the 2004 Olympic Games, Matsuda placed 8th in the 400m Freestyle final.

2008 Olympics

In the final of the mens 200m butterfly at the 2008 Olympics, he finished 3rd to claim bronze. He came behind Michael Phelps and László Cseh, with a time of 1:52.97, an Asian record.

Personal bests

In long course

• 400m freestyle: 3:44.99 Japanese Record (August 9, 2008)
• 800m freestyle: 7:50.93 Japanese Record (April 8, 2007)
• 200m butterfly: 1:52.97 Asian Record (August 13, 2008)

In short course

• 200m butterfly: 1:49.50 Japanese Record (November 12, 2011)

See also

• List of Japanese records in swimming
• List of Asian records in swimming

External links

Takeshi Kojima, Greenhouse to Water Cube / Matsuda's unorthodox training bears fruit in Beijing, / Yomiuri Shimbun, 14 August 2008

FINA World Cup, Tokyo: Takeshi Matsuda Rattles 200 Fly World Record During Day One Finals -- November 11, 2011