The Japanese Swim Team has been training at the Larry Walkup Aquatic Center in Los Alamos during the past three weeks. Photo Courtesy YMCA

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The Japanese Swim Team has spent the last three weeks around Los Alamos doing various training and sightseeing the surrounding area throughout their stay; soon they will be returning to Japan.

Meiji University has been a top contender for swimming athletics, with their club winning “…the 99th All Japan Student Swimming Championships (hereinafter “Intercollegiate Competition”) held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Koto City” in 2023. (meiji.ac.jp) In the fall, the swim team will be competing again and we wish them the best of luck and look forward to it.

For the past two years, The Family YMCA has been coordinating with the Meiji University Swim Team to provide strength and conditioning training at altitude during the winter and continuing to assist them in their training during their off-season.  We wish to thank Hidemasa Sano (Head coach), Daisuke Natsuma (coach), Daiki Hashimoto (trainer), Riku Matsuyama, Kaito Tabuchi, So Kojima, Kosei Kato, Yoshitoku Narushima, Yuta Watanabe, Rintaro Mochida, Hiroo Kawano for joining us at The Y and we wish them safe travels upon their return!