# Japan at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

The Japanese team will compete at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Takeshi Matsuda | Swimming | Men's 200m Butterfly | 27 July |
| Silver | Aya Terakawa | Swimming | Women's 50m Backstroke | 28 July |
| Silver | Ryosuke Irie | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke | 29 July |
| Silver | Kosuke Kitajima | Swimming | Men's 200m Breaststroke | 29 July |
| Bronze | Ryosuke Irie | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke | 26 July |
| Bronze | Yuya Horihata | Swimming | Men's 400m IM | 31 July |

## Diving

There will be 8 divers (4 men & 4 females) that will compete at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, including four-time Olympian Ken Terauchi (as of April 12, 2011).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ken Terauchi | Men's 3m Springboard | 444.75 | 5 Q | 426.70 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sho Sakai | Men's 3m Springboard | 438.15 | 7 Q | 430.85 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sho Sakai | Men's 10m Platform | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kazuki Murakami | Men's 10m Platform | 448.25 | 9 Q | 415.10 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yu Okamoto Sho Sakai | Men's 3m Synchro Springboard | 371.55 | 10 Q | | | 395.19 | 9 |
| Kazuki Murakami Yu Okamoto | Men's 10m Synchro Platform | 396.12 | 8 Q | | | 380.52 | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Yuka Mabuchi | Women's 1m Springboard | 219.50 | 29 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yuka Mabuchi | Women's 3m Springboard | 243.35 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sayaka Shibusawa | Women's 1m Springboard | 240.80 | 20 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sayaka Shibusawa | Women's 3m Springboard | 280.65 | 18 Q | 294.60 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mai Nakagawa | Women's 10m Platform | 304.00 | 11 Q | 257.25 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fuka Tatsumi | Women's 10m Platform | 261.95 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mai Nakagawa Sayaka Shibusawa | Women's 3m Synchro Springboard | 247.80 | 13 | | | did not advance | did not advance |

## Open water swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Position |
| Yasunari Hirai | Men's 5km | 56:30.6 | 12 |
| Yasunari Hirai | Men's 10km | 1:58:19.2 | 36 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Position |
| Yumi Kida | Women's 5km | DSQ | DSQ |
| Yumi Kida | Women's 10km | 2:07:07.7 | 35 |
| Ayano Koguchi | Women's 5km | 1:03:20.2 | 31 |
| Ayano Koguchi | Women's 10km | 2:11:48.9 | 42 |

## Swimming

There will be 26 swimmers (15 men & 11 females) that will compete at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Takuro Fujii | Men's 100m Freestyle | 49.13 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Takuro Fujii | Men's 100m Butterfly | 51.82 | 2 Q | 51.69 | 4 Q | 51.75 | 5 |
| Yuki Kobori | Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:48.19 | 13 Q | 1:48.65 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sho Uchida | Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:48.64 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sho Uchida | Men's 400m Freestyle | 349.70 | 17 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yohsuke Miyamoto | Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:57.13 | 14 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yohsuke Miyamoto | Men's 1500m Freestyle | 14:57.12 | 7 Q | | | 15:20.67 | 8 |
| Junya Koga | Men's 50m Backstroke | 25.17 | 6 Q | 25.14 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Junya Koga | Men's 100m Backstroke | 54.32 | 15 Q | 54.16 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryosuke Irie | Men's 50m Backstroke | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryosuke Irie | Men's 100m Backstroke | 53.99 | 8 Q | 53.05 | 2 Q | 52.98 | |
| Ryosuke Irie | Men's 200m Backstroke | 1:57.58 | 6 Q | 1:55.96 | 2 Q | 1:54.11 | |
| Kazuki Watanabe | Men's 200m Backstroke | 1:57.62 | 7 Q | 1:57.97 | 7 Q | 1:57.82 | 8 |
| Ryo Tateishi | Men's 50m Breaststroke | 28.01 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryo Tateishi | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 1:00.37 | 8 Q | 1:00.36 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kosuke Kitajima | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 59.96 | 3 Q | 59.77 | 2 Q | 1:00.03 | 4 |
| Kosuke Kitajima | Men's 200m Breaststroke | 2:11.17 | 6 Q | 2:08.81 | 1 Q | 2:08.63 | |
| Naoya Tomita | Men's 200m Breaststroke | 2:12.73 | 15 Q | 2:11.98 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Takeshi Matsuda | Men's 200m Butterfly | 1:55.98 | 5 Q | 1:54.30 | 1 Q | 1:54.01 | |
| Ryusuke Sakata | Men's 200m Butterfly | 1:57.66 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yuya Horihata | Men's 200m IM | 1:59.25 | 6 Q | 1:59.47 | 8 Q | 1:59.52 | 8 |
| Yuya Horihata | Men's 400m IM | 4:13.68 | 2 Q | | | 4:11.98 | |
| Takuro Fujii Shogo Hihara Yoshihiro Okumura Takeshi Matsuda | Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | 3:16.63 | 10 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Takeshi Matsuda Shogo Hihara Yuki Kobori Yoshihiro Okumura Sho Uchida* | Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | 7:10.46 | 2 Q | | | 7:10.92 | 7 |
| Ryosuke Irie Kosuke Kitajima Takuro Fujii Shogo Hihara Ryo Tateishi* Takeshi Matsuda* | Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | 3:34.82 | 4 Q | | | 3:32.89 | 4 |
* * raced in heats only

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Yayoi Matsumoto | Women's 50m Freestyle | 25.34 | 16 Q | Withdrew | Withdrew | did not advance | did not advance |
| Natsuki Hasegawa | Women's 100m Freestyle | 56.30 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Haruka Ueda | Women's 200m Freestyle | 1:58.74 | 16 Q | 1:58.28 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanae Ito | Women's 200m Freestyle | 1:58.74 | 16* | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aya Terakawa | Women's 50m Backstroke | 28.34 | 4 Q | 28.16 | 7 Q | 27.93 | |
| Aya Terakawa | Women's 100m Backstroke | 59.95 | 4 Q | 59.81 | 8 Q | 59.35 | 5 |
| Aya Terakawa | Women's 200m Backstroke | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shiho Sakai | Women's 50m Backstroke | 28.89 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shiho Sakai | Women's 100m Backstroke | 1:00.34 | 7 Q | 59.94 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shiho Sakai | Women's 200m Backstroke | 2:09.25 | 8 Q | 2:08.93 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Satomi Suzuki | Women's 50m Breaststroke | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Satomi Suzuki | Women's 100m Breaststroke | 1:07.39 | 4 Q | 1:07.68 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Satomi Suzuki | Women's 200m Breaststroke | 2:27.98 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rie Kaneto | Women's 100m Breaststroke | 1:09.56 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rie Kaneto | Women's 200m Breaststroke | 2:27.17 | 10 Q | 2:25.41 | 4 Q | 2:25.36 | 5 |
| Yuka Kato | Women's 50m Butterfly | 26.37 | 9 Q | 26.07 | 5 Q | | |
| Yuka Kato | Women's 100m Butterfly | 58.70 | 13 Q | 58.71 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Natsumi Hoshi | Women's 100m Butterfly | 59.63 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Natsumi Hoshi | Women's 200m Butterfly | 2:07.34 | 1 Q | 2:06.65 | 2 Q | 2:05.91 | 4 |
| Haruka Ueda Yayoi Matsumoto Hanae Ito Natsuki Hasegawa | Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | 3:39.28 | 7 Q | | | 3:39.55 | 7 |
| Haruka Ueda Hanae Ito Yayoi Matsumoto Misaki Yamaguchi | Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | 7:57.82 | 9 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aya Terakawa Satomi Suzuki Yuka Kato Yayoi Matsumoto Haruka Ueda** | Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | 4:00.08 | 6 Q | | | 3:57.84 | 5 |
* * lost play-off race against Haruka Ueda
* ** raced in heats only

## Synchronized swimming

Japan has qualified 11 athletes in synchronised swimming.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Yumi Adachi | Solo Technical Routine | 91.900 | 5 Q | 92.600 | 5 |
| Yumi Adachi | Solo Free Routine | 92.620 | 5 Q | 92.810 | 5 |
| Yukiko Inui Chisa Kobayashi | Duet Technical Routine | 92.600 | 5 Q | 92.800 | 5 |
| Yukiko Inui Chisa Kobayashi | Duet Free Routine | 92.720 | 5 Q | 92.710 | 5 |
| Yumi Adachi Aika Hakoyama Yukiko Inui Mayo Itoyama Chisa Kobayashi Mai Nakamura Mariko Sakai Kurumi Yoshida | Team Technical Routine | 92.800 | 5 Q | 93.100 | 5 |
| Yumi Adachi Aika Hakoyama Yukiko Inui Chisa Kobayashi Risako Mitsui Mai Nakamura Mariko Sakai Kurumi Yoshida | Team Free Routine | 92.540 | 5 Q | 92.860 | 5 |

### Reserves

* Miho Arai
* Yuma Kawai

## Water polo
### Men
#### Team Roster

* Katsuyuki Tanamura
* Kan Aoyagi – Captain
* Koji Takei
* Shota Hazui
* Mitsuaki Shiga
* Akira Yanase
* Yusuke Shimizu
* Atsushi Naganuma
* Hiroki Wakamatsu
* Yoshinori Shiota
* Keigo Okawa
* Satoshi Nagata
* Naoki Shimizu

#### Group C

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 40 | –15 | 2 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 40 | –15 | 0 |
| July 18, 2011 17:00 | Report | Japan | 5–11 | Canada | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Williams (NZL), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Williams (NZL), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| July 18, 2011 17:00 | Report | five players 1 | Goals | Graham 5 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Williams (NZL), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| July 20, 2011 12:10 | Report | Brazil | 11–13 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Brgulian (MNE), Ni (CHN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Brgulian (MNE), Ni (CHN) |||
| July 20, 2011 12:10 | Report | Silva, Franco 3 | Goals | Shimizu 4 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Brgulian (MNE), Ni (CHN) |
| July 22, 2011 10:50 | Report | Japan | 7–18 | Croatia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ni (CHN), Balfanvayev (KAZ) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ni (CHN), Balfanvayev (KAZ) |||
| July 22, 2011 10:50 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Joković 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ni (CHN), Balfanvayev (KAZ) |

#### Playoff round

| July 24, 2011 21:00 | Report | Japan | 6–8 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Peris (CRO), Cabral (BRA) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Peris (CRO), Cabral (BRA) |||
| July 24, 2011 21:00 | Report | Shimizu 4 | Goals | Stamm 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Peris (CRO), Cabral (BRA) |

#### Classification 9–12

| July 26, 2011 12:40 | Report | Australia | 15–9 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Referees: Ciric (SRB), Ni (CHN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Referees: Ciric (SRB), Ni (CHN) |||
| July 26, 2011 12:40 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | Takei 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Referees: Ciric (SRB), Ni (CHN) |

#### Eleventh place game

| July 28, 2011 09:30 | Report | Romania | 15–18 | Japan | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 200 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Bock (GER) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 200 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Bock (GER) |||
| July 28, 2011 09:30 | Report | Kadar 4 | Goals | Shiota 8 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 200 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Bock (GER) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Totals (0 entries) | Totals (0 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |