Hatsuho Matsuzawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hatsuho Matsuzawa

Japanese swimmer (1914-2011)

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1914

Place of Birth: Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 01-Jan-2011

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Hatsuho Matsuzawa

  • Hatsuho Matsuzawa (?? ??, Matsuzawa Hatsuho, 8 October 1914 – 1 January 2011) was a Japanese swimmer.
  • She competed in the 100 m freestyle event at the 1932 Olympics, but was eliminated in the preliminaries.On 29 August 1933 Matsuzawa set a national record in the 50 m freestyle at 31.06 seconds that stood until 21 August 1954.
  • In 1934 she became a high school teacher, and in 1936 a national swimming coach at the Berlin Olympics.
  • She married in 1937 and later had five children, including Sadahiko Sugaya, who became president and CEO of TV Tokyo.
  • She returned to swimming in 1984, and between 1986 and 2000 competed at national and world masters championships.

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