[Report]

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

We are pleased to announce that competitive swimmer Mizuki Hirai has signed an endorsement contract with our company, Ifing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masanao Fuyuhiro; Brand Name: TOKIO INKARAMI), effective April 1, 2025.

Despite being only 17 years old, Mizuki Hirai competed in three events at the Paris Olympics—the 100m butterfly, the women’s 400m medley relay, and the mixed 400m medley relay—and advanced to the finals in all of them. (7th place in the 100m butterfly, 5th place in the women’s 400m medley relay, and 8th place in the mixed 400m medley relay)

We would like to make an announcement to everyone.
(We held a press conference to announce team assignments on Thursday, April 17, 2025.)

 

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Mizuki Hirai
Date of birth: March 7, 2007
Birthplace: Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture

She developed a love for swimming at a parent-child swimming class at a public pool when she was three years old, and competed in her first national tournament in the third grade of elementary school. In 2019, as a first-year middle school student, she won the 50m butterfly at the National Junior Olympics, setting a new meet record. After graduating from middle school, her entire family moved to Kanagawa Prefecture in pursuit of further growth; she enrolled at Nihon University Fujisawa High School and trained at the Arena Tsukimino SC.

She made significant strides during high school, winning a medal at the World Junior Championships and defeating Rikako Ikee to win the Paris Olympics selection trials, securing her spot on the Japanese national team. At the Paris Olympics, she competed in three events—the 100m butterfly, the women’s 400m medley relay, and the mixed 400m medley relay—and advanced to the finals in all of them. (7th place in the 100m butterfly, 5th place in the women’s 400m medley relay, and 8th place in the mixed 400m medley relay)

She graduated from high school this spring and has announced that he will attend the University of Tennessee in the United States.
He plans to relocate overseas with the goal of setting a world record and competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.