Suzu Chiba

Suzu Chiba (千葉 すず, born August 11, 1975, in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m Freestyle at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia.

Suzu Chiba

Personal information
Full name	Suzu Chiba
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1975-08-11) August 11, 1975 Yokohama, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Japan World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 400 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1995 Atlanta 200 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 4x100 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 4x200 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 200 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 400 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 4x100 m medley 1993 Kobe 200 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 400 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 4x200 m free 1993 Kobe 4x100 m medley 1995 Atlanta 100 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 4x100 m free 1995 Atlanta 4x100 m medley 1999 Sydney 4x100 m medley Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima 400 m freestyle 1994 Hiroshima 4x100 m free 1990 Beijing 200 m freestyle 1994 Hiroshima 4x100 m medley 1990 Beijing 100 m freestyle 1990 Beijing 400 m freestyle 1994 Hiroshima 200 m freestyle

She married swimmer Takashi Yamamoto in 2002. They have four children together.

References

• sports-reference
• Larimer, Tim (2000-08-14). "Tears of a Mermaid A Japanese swimmer wins in the pool but loses to bureaucracy". CNN. Retrieved March 5, 2011.