Taichi Vakasama (born 12 October 1999) is a Fijian swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.[2] He also represented Fiji in the men's 200m breaststroke heats at the 2020 Olympics.[3]
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| Nationality | Fijian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1999 Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he was the flag bearer for Team Fiji [4]
References
edit- ^ "Fiji Swimmer Taichi Vakasama Finally Confirmed As New Pacific Games Record Holder". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 100m Breaststroke". FINA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Fijivillage. "Historic night for Vakasama and Nagasau as Team Fiji flag-bearers at Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
External links
edit- Taichi Vakasama at World Aquatics
- Taichi Vakasama at SwimRankings.net
- Taichi Vakasama at Olympedia
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