Takeshi Yamamoto
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Takeshi Yamamoto is a Japanese pool and open water swimmer who served as the captain and member of チーム野獣 (or Team Yajyu, meaning Team Beast in English), a 6-person Japanese open water swimming team that crossed the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido on 26 July 2016 under the auspices of Ocean Navi and the escort of pilot Captain Mizushima of Tappi Misaki in Aomori Prefecture. He has successfully crossed the Tsugaru Channel twice on relays during his career.
Team Yajyu Members
1st: Tomonari Ogino (荻野 智成)
2nd: Miho Yonezawa (米沢 美穂)
3rd: Akiko Niide (新出 亜希子)
4th: Takeshi Yamamoto (山本 毅)
5th: Yumiko Okuda (奥田 由美子)
6th: Kumiko Koizumi (小泉 久美子)
