Hatsuho Matsuzawa

Hatsuho Matsuzawa
Personal information
Born 8 October 1914
Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan
Died 1 January 2011 (aged 96)
Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Alma mater Japan Women's College of Physical Education[1]
Sport
Sport Swimming

Hatsuho Matsuzawa (松沢 初穂, 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.[2]

On 29 August 1933 Matsuzawa set a national record in the 50 m freestyle at 31.06 seconds that stood until 21 August 1954.[3] 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.[4] She returned to swimming in 1984, and between 1986 and 2000 competed at national and world masters championships.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 舞鶴出身オリンピック選手　プロフィール. soukaku.com
  2. ↑ Hatsuho Matsuzawa. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ 女子競泳日本最高記録（昭和9年1月1日付）. Japanese Swimming Federation
  4. ↑ "TV Tokyo Head Sugaya Criticizes Boxer Kameda, Becomes Popular among Reporters". J-Cast Business News. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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