Tatsuya Murasa

Tatsuya Murasa
Personal information
Born (2007-03-27) 27 March 2007
Kariya, Japan
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Japan
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Singapore 200 m freestyle

Tatsuya Murasa (村佐達也, Murasa Tatsuya; born 27 March 2007) is a Japanese competitive swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.[2]

Career

Murasa Graduated from the Kariya Municipal Fujimatsukita Elementary School, Kariya Municipal Fujimatsu Junior High School, and Chukyo University's Chukyo High School, and is currently studying at Chuo University's Faculty of Policy Studies.[3] At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, he set a new Japanese record of 1 minute and 44.54 seconds in the 200m freestyle race and won a bronze medal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tatsuya Murasa". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Swimming: Japan's Tatsuya Murasa takes bronze in 200 free at world c'ships". kyodonews.net. Kyodo News. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  3. ^ 【水泳/競泳】村佐 達也(むらさ たつや) 選手 (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  4. ^ 【世界水泳】日本勢メダル1号!18歳村佐達也が日本新記録で銅 男子200m自由形 (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 July 2025.