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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Mizuki Hirai, a competitive swimmer, has signed an affiliation contract with IFING Corporation (Head office: Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Eisho Fuyuhiro; Brand name: TOKIO Inkarami) effective April 1, 2025.

Mizuki Hirai, despite being 17 years old, competed in the 100m butterfly, women's 400m medley relay, and mixed 400m medley relay at the Paris Olympics, reaching the finals in all three events. (100m Butterfly 7th, Women's 400m Medley Relay 5th, Mixed 400m Medley Relay 8th)

I am pleased to report to you all.
(A press conference was recently held on Thursday, April 17, 2025 to announce the affiliation.

 

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

She fell in love with swimming from her first parent-child swimming class at a civic pool at the age of 3. She competed in her first national competition in the third grade of elementary school, and won the 50m butterfly at the National Junior Olympics with a new meet record in 2019 as a first-year junior high school student. After graduating from junior high school, she moved to Kanagawa Prefecture with her whole family for further growth and went on to Nihon University Fujisawa High School, where she trained at Arena Tsukimino SC.
　
She made a big leap forward in high school, winning a medal at the World Junior Championships and winning the preliminary round for the Paris Olympics with a victory over Rikako Ikegae, and was unofficially selected to represent Japan.
At the Paris Olympics, she competed in the 100m butterfly, women's 400m medley relay, and mixed 400m medley relay, reaching the finals in all three events. (100m Butterfly 7th, Women's 400m Medley Relay 5th, Mixed 400m Medley Relay 8th)

He will graduate from high school this spring and has announced his plans to attend the University of Tennessee in the United States.
He will be based overseas, aiming to set a world record and compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.