Daichi Suzuki (鈴木 大地, Suzuki Daichi) (born March 10, 1967 in Narashino, Chiba) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Daichi Suzuki

Daichi Suzuki in 2018
Personal information
Full name	鈴木 大地
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1967-03-10) March 10, 1967 (age 55) Narashino, Chiba
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
College team	Juntendo University
Medal record Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 100 m backstroke Pan Pacific Championships 1987 Brisbane 100 m backstroke Summer Universiade 1987 Zagreb 100 m backstroke 1987 Zagreb 200 m backstroke Asian Games 1986 Seoul 100 m backstroke 1986 Seoul 4×100 m medley

Swimming

Suzuki developed the swimming technique called underwater dolphin kick or what is known as the Berkoff Blastoff in the United States.[1] This style in backstroke swimming was invented by either David Berkoff or Jesse Vasallo.[1] However, it was Suzuki who finally developed the skill, allowing him to swim 25 meters underwater at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Four years later, he won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics where Berkoff also competed.[2]   

Career

In 2013, Daichi was the head of the Japan Swimming Federation. On September 5, 2015, it was confirmed that he would take up a new position as head of Japan's new national sports agency, which was launched on October 1, 2015.[3] The new organization, which is called Japan Sports Agency,[4] is an Incorporated Administrative Agency or similar of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Its primary role is the coordination of a wide range of sports related functions and projects carried out by various government ministries.[5] Specifically, the 121-person agency is tasked to improve Japan's athletic performance in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4] On April 5, 2021, The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) announced that Daichi Suzuki will be inducted into the ISHOF Class of 2021 as an "Honor Swimmer".[6] [7] In fact, Daichi Suzuki was announced by ISHOF that he would have been inducted into the ISHOF Class of 2020 in 2019, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 induction was postponed to 2021.[8] [9]

Educational background

• Juntendo University

References

• databaseOlympics
• Hawaii Swim Forum – Race Strategy
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daichi Suzuki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05.

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