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Taku Taniguchi - Swim Athlete
Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.
He graduated from Yokkaichi Municipal Kawashima Elementary School and Yokkaichi Municipal Mitaki Junior High School. Influenced by his father, who competed in the National Athletic Meet, he started swimming at the age of 0. As a junior high school student, he distinguished himself by making the most of his natural swimming ability at Tsuda Swimming School Yokkaichi Branch.
April 2017: Entered Nihon University Toyoyama High School. He underwent two heart surgeries due to a congenital arrhythmia, but overcame it. He contributed to the team's three consecutive Inter-High School Championships men's overall victory.
April 2020: Entered Chukyo University. In his first year, he underwent surgery to remove a lumbar disc herniation, but overcame the condition. In his fourth year, he won the 100m breaststroke at the Intercollegiate Championships.
March 2024: Won the 100m breaststroke at the national team selection tournament.
June 2024: Joined the GSTR Foundation
July 2024: Selected to represent Japan at the Paris Olympics as a member of the 4x100m medley relay team.
December 2024: Selected to represent Japan at the Short Course World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
May 2025: Set a new Japanese record in the 50m breaststroke at the 20th Umemura Cup Long Course Swimming Championships
July 2025: At the FINA World Championships held in Singapore, he broke his own Japanese record in the 50m breaststroke.
September 2025: Winner of the 100m breaststroke at the 79th National Sports Festival.
I will be starting this season as a GSTR-GP works athlete. Since I am competing here, I believe that it is all about showing results. No matter how much preparation I put in, it is meaningless if I cannot give it my all in the race. That is why I have been strict with myself and not wasting a single day of training.
The GSTR-GP Swim Team has an uncompromising atmosphere. I will confirm my position within that atmosphere and fight through this season with a determination to not only meet the expectations of those around me, but also to exceed them.
初代GSTR-GP（Swim Team）アスリート、競泳日本代表の谷口卓選手が、2025年も世界の頂への挑戦をスタートさせました。2024年は、自身初の競泳日本代表に選出され、パリ五輪に出場。混合メドレーリレーで8位入賞を果たしましたが、個人種目では世界の厚い壁に阻まれ予選敗退の残念結果に終わりました。しかしその後、12月の世界短水路選手権で奮起し、100m平泳ぎで5位入賞、50m平泳ぎでも10位と彼の潜在能力を世界に見せつけ自信を深めていきました。
2025年3月の日本選手権では、50mと100m平泳ぎの世界水泳日本代表として選出されました。本人曰く、「2024年のパリ五輪代表権獲得には「喜び」が先行したけど、2025年は「安堵感」だった」。競泳日本代表の名をを背負って世界と戦う自覚とプライドが芽生え、その目標は世界の頂を見据えています。
2025年5月には、50m平泳ぎで日本新記録を樹立し、7月の世界水泳選手権シンガポール大会に向けて順調な仕上がりをみせています。7月の世界水泳選手権シンガポール大会の舞台で昨シーズンからの成長が試されます。海外強豪選手達にひけをとらない彼のパワフルなレースに期待し、力漲る声援を送って谷口選手を応援よろしくお願いします。
Shigeo Ogata
General Manager
GSTR Grand Prix Swim Team
