Yuko Matsuzaki

Yuko Matsuzaki, an inductee (Honour Swimmer) in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2011

Yuko Matsuzaki set a Guinness World Record in Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, California on 4-5 October 2019

Yuko Matsuzaki finishing her 25 km marathon swim in Turks and Caicos and being congratulated by 3-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines

Yuko Matsuzaki at the United Nations, photo by Skip Storch

Yuko Matsuzaki with Dale Petranech at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies at the United Nations

Yuko Matsuzaki after she completed a 83 km solo swim in Lake Cane, Florida in 33 hours 24 minutes in September 2008

Yuko Matsuzaki after she completed a 83 km solo swim in Lake Cane, Florida in 33 hours 24 minutes

Yuko Matsuzaki (松崎裕子) is a professional marathon swimmer with swims in several countries around the world. She serves as a Marathon Swimming Mentor.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• Matsuzaki is the first Japanese to be inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2011 when she gave a rousing acceptance speech at the United Nations in June 2011 at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.
• She is a two-time member of the 24-hour club.
• She is a board director and representative of the Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association, helping foreign channel swimmers attempt the Tsugaru Channel in Japan.
• She wrote a book called Marathon Swimming: My Fun Journey in Japanese.
• She completed two long unprecedented lake swims in Lake Cane, Florida with a 82 km marathon swim in 29 hours 55 minutes and her longest non-stop lake swim of 83 km completed in 33 hours 24 minutes in 13 September 2008 to join the 24-hour club.
• She completed an unprecedented 21 km marathon swim in 2014 (6 hours) and a 25 km marathon swim in 2015 (7 hours 28 minutes) between North Caicos to Grace Bay, Providenciales in Turks & Caicos called Swim Marathon Turks & Caicos.

Professional Marathon Swimming Career

Matsuzaki's long international marathon swimming career includes a number of professional marathon swims:

• in Serbia (the 19 km Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim)
  
• in Greece (the 15 km International Swimming Marathon of Toroneos Gulf and 16 km Trichonida Marathon in 6:29 and the 30 km Open Water Swimming Marathon Kalamata – Koroni in 8:47 and 10:47)
  
• in Italy (the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli)
  
• in Argentina (the 22 km and 57 km Maratón Internacional Ciudad de Rosario 9 times, 88K Hernandarias-Parana Marathon in 10:27, 10:08, 10:20, 10:47 and 11:04, the 57 km Maratón Acuático Rio Coronda in 9:48 and 9:37, the 25 km Mar del Plata)
  
• in the USA (the 35 km Around Atlantic City Marathon Swim in 8:46, 10:17, 9:08, 9:14, 12:10, 9:26 and 9:13, the 25K Swim Across The Sound in 7:37, 7:30, 8:33, 8:46 and 8:06)
  
• in Bermuda (the 10 km Round the Sound)
  
• in Canada (a double crossing of Lac Memphrémagog and the 40 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog in 11:24, 13:09, 11:01 and 11:48, and 40 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean)
  
• in Italy (the 27 km Teracina Marathon in 9:30, the 35 km Riviera Marathon in10:03 and the Capri-Napoli Marathon in 8:46, 9:42, 9:57 and 11:30, and the 20 km Trasimeno Marathon in 4:57)
  
• in Brazil (the 27 km Tapes Marathon in 7:40 and 9:01 and 8:30)
  
• in France (the 25 km Lac Du Bourget)
  
• and several 12- and 24-hour non-stop swims on behalf of the YMCA Youth Scholarship Fund
  
• 21 km unprecedented crossing of Grace Bay in Turks & Caicos in 2014
  
• 25 km 7 hour 28 minute unprecedented crossing of Grace Bay in Turks & Caicos in 2015
  
• On 5 July 1992, she finished 38th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in 8 hours 46 minute 17 seconds.
  
• On 5-6 October 2019, she set a Guinness World Record for the Longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool conducted in an Endless Pool in Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach, California after swimming 24 hours 1 minute from 8:00 am on 5 October to 8:01 am on 6 October 2019. Her support team included Chris Morgan, Chieko Smith, Shelley Taylor-Smith, Steven Munatones, Josef Köberl, Mark Lutz and Steve Stumpfrock.

Guinness World Record

At Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, California.

Writing

She wrote a book called Marathon Swimming, My Fun Journey. She writes SWIM Magazine and JOYO newspaper every month.

Education

Matsuzaki graduated from the Tokyo Women's college of Physical Education with a B.A.in Physical Education from the Institute of Sports Science at The University of Tsukuba. She completed a study on fin swimming and presented her research at The Annals of Physiological Anthropology/Tsukuba University, Graduate school of Physical Education. She completed a study on the Methodology of Physical Education entitled Energy efficiency of the Mono-Fin that was presented at the 37th Japanese Society of Physical Education.

First Professional Marathon Swim

Matsuzaki explained her first experience in a professional marathon swim at the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, the Italian leg of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit.

World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women

She was named to the list of World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women by the World Open Water Swimming Association in 2015.

External links

• Swim Like A Three-Legged Dog Runs - With Pure, Deep-seated Joy
• Women In Their 30's: Greatness Defined
• Pablo Fernández Álvarez Starts Swimming For 36 Hours
• Records Are Made To Be Broken
• The Improbable, Incredible, Inspirational Life of Maarten van der Weijden
• Turks & Caicos “Race for the Conch” Eco-SeaSwim Returns
• International Day of Older Persons and the Aging Demographics of Open Water Swimmers
• 16 Hours And More In An Endless Pool, Dave Tonge To Attempt A Record
• Mayra Santos Sets Longest Continuous Swim In A Counter Current Pool Record
• Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame on WOWSA Live
• Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli – My First Pro Marathon Swim
• Pablo Fernández Swims At All-Day Pace In Place For COVID-19
• Pablo Fernández Álvarez Swimming For COVID-19 Research
• Pablo Fernández Álvarez On Giving 100% When Not 100% On WOWSA Live
• Dennis Holm Set Swim Spa World Record
• How Yuko Broke The Record
• A Childhood Dream Realized
• 15 Swimmers recognized at WOWSA awards in Los Angeles
• 松崎裕子ギネスレコードに挑戦
• Yuko Matsuzaki To Attempt World Record At WOWSA Ocean Fest
• Hands Down, It Was A Long Swim By Yuko Matsuzaki
• The World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website
• Yuko Matsuzaki Website
• Open Water Swimming
• Matsuzaki Makes Them Laugh And Cry
• Updated 24-Hour Club
• The Japanese Leg Of Oceans Seven
• Capri-Napoli, My First Marathon Swim Adventure
• 83K Charity Swim
• World Record 100K Relay Swim
• Get A Grip In The Open Water
• 50 Is New 30, 60 Is The New 40 In The Open Water
• Why Are Two Boats Used To Cross The Tsugaru Channel?
• When Lightning Strikes
• 2013 World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Nominees
• Masayuki Moriya Navigating The Pacific With Ocean-navi
• 24-hour Club...Swimming All Day And Night
• Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
• Tsugaru Channel Swimming blog in Japanese
• Tsugaru Channel Swimming Facebook page
• Swimming With The Flying Dragon
• Swimming With The Flying Dragon (Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association)
• Safeguarding Swims With The Japan Coast Guard
• Jamie Patrick To Join Legions Of Lake Swimmers
• The Floating Tribe Around The Globle
• When Women Move Men And Mindsets
• Marathon Swimming: Yuko's Fun Journey Continues
• It Only Hurts After
• Yuko Matsuzaki Is Big In Turks & Caicos
• Pioneer Swim May Lead to Future Attempts
• Meeting People And Doing Swims
• [World Open Water Swimming Association
• Whose Record Will Chloë McCardel Break?
• It Was Like Yesterday
• Entering The Golden Age Of Swimming
• Yuko Matsuzaki And Rowdy Gaines Race For The Conch
• She's Back. Yuko Matsuzaki Returns To Turks & Caicos
• How Rowdy, Yuko Matsuzaki Crosses Grace Bay
• The Hands Of Time
• Respecting Those Who Venture Past The Shoreline
• Full Of Guts, Full Of Courage, Short Of Goal
• Shark Encounters In Channels Around The World
• 1990 Capri-Napoli, A Marathon Race Like No Other
• Swimmers Helping Non-swimmers
• Updated 24-Hour Club
• 24-hour Club...Swimming All Day And Night
• Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
• Getting Lucky In Lake Cane
• Will You Still Be Swimming In The Year 2050?
• 2018 UANA Pan American Masters Championships
• What Should A Museum Of Open Water Swimming Offer?
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio