Ms. Mieko Nagaoka, who set numerous world records and was active as the oldest active swimmer in Japan, died at a hospital in Tabuse Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
I was 106 years old.
Mr. Nagaoka, who lives in Tabuse Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture, started swimming when he was 80 years old to rehabilitate his injured knee. I put it on.
And in 2015, when he was 100 years old, he was the first woman over 100 years old to swim 1500 meters in freestyle.
After that, Mr. Nagaoka participated in the Masters Swimming Tournament while practicing for about an hour a day, and has been active as the oldest active swimmer in Japan.
The marked world record is 18 events in total for freestyle and backstroke from 100 to 104 years old, and the Japanese record is 34 events in total including breaststroke.
According to relatives, Mr. Nagaoka was practicing at a swimming school until the 15th of this month, but after that he became ill and died of acute respiratory failure at a hospital in Tabuse Town on the 19th. ..
I was 106 years old.