Genki Saito

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Genki Saito
Personal information
Born (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 26) [1]
Yokohama, Japan
Sport
Sport Para swimming
Disability class S13, SB13
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Madeira 400 m freestyle S13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Madeira Mixed 4×100 m medley relay 49pts
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Singapore Mixed 4×100 m medley relay 49pts
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Singapore Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay 49pts
Asian Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 400 m freestyle S13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Hangzhou 200 m ind. medley SM13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou 100 m backstroke S13

Genki Saito (born 21 October 1998) is a Japanese para swimmer. He represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

Saito represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1] He competed at the 2022 Asian Para Games and won silver medals in the 400 metre freestyle and 200 metre individual medley and a bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13 events. [2] He competed at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships and won bronze medals in the mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay 49 pts and mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 49pts events. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Genki Saito". paralympic.org. Retrieved 24 September 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. "Genki Saito". paralympic.org. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. "World Records Tumble Again as Kubiak, Trimi, and Brazil's Relay Shine: Para Worlds Day 4 Recap". SwimSwam . 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  4. "Singapore 2025: Here are the Day 6 medallists". paralympic.org. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.