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Hagiwara wins women's 200-meter individual relay

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese national record holder Tomoko Hagiwara waves at Yokohama International pool on Aug. 26 after winning the women's 200-meter individual relay in the Pan Pacific swimming championships.

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Hagiwara sets national record at short-course championships

TOKYO, Japan - Versatile swimmer Tomoko Hagiwara waves at spectators in Tokyo after setting a national record in the women's 200-meter backstroke on April 1, the opening day of the national short-course championships. Hagiwara, a Japanese representative at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, coasted to victory with a time of 2 minutes, 5.10 seconds, breaking Mai Nakamura's previous record by 1.32 seconds.

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Hagiwara finishes 8th in women's 200-meter individual medley

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese medal hope Tomoko Hagiwara watches the record board after finishing eighth in the Olympic women's 200-meter individual medley final Sept. 19 at Sydney International Aquatic Center. Ukrainian teenager Yana Klochkova, who won the 400-meter medley in a world record time Sept. 16, won in a new Olympic record of 2 minutes, 10.68 seconds. Hagiwara clocked in at 2:15.64, well outside her Japanese record of 2:12.84, which she set at the national championships in April.

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Hagiwara advances to semis in women's 200-meter individual medle

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese medal hope Tomoko Hagiwara made an impressive Olympic debut in the women's 200-meter individual medley, clocking 2:15.16 on Sept. 18 to advance to the semifinals at Sydney International Aquatic Center.

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Japanese medal hope Hagiwara in pre-Olympic practice

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese medal hopeful Tomoko Hagiwara puts in some laps at Sydney International Aquatic Center in a pre-Olympic tune-up on Sept. 2. The popular Japanese swimmer will compete in the women's 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter individual medley when the Millennium Games get under way on Sept. 15.

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Japan's Olympic team swimmers meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese Olympic swimming team meet the press in Tokyo on April 24 following the formal announcement of the 21-member team by the Japan Amateur Swimming Federation. L to R are Masami Tanaka, Mai Nakamura, Tomoko Hagiwara, Yasuko Tajima and Takashi Yamamoto.

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Hagiwara wins women's 200-meter individual medley

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoko Hagiwara waves at her supporters after winning the women's 200-meter individual medley in 2:12:84 at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 20. She lopped 1.38 seconds off the previous mark.

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Hagiwara leads Japanese 1-2 at Pan Pacific swimming

SYDNEY, Australia - Asian Games champion Tomoko Hagiwara (L) and Japanese national record holder Miki Nakao (R) show off their medals after making a 1-2 finish Aug. 28 in the final of the women's 200-meter backstroke in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Hagiwara, who took a 0.30-second lead into the final lap, held off Nakao down the stretch before touching in 2 minutes, 11.36 seconds to bag Japan's second gold medal of the biennial meet.

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Hagiwara wins women's 100-meter backstroke

Tomoko Hagiwara of Japan throws up her hand in joy after winning the Asian Games women's 100-meter backstroke title in Bangkok on Dec. 9.

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Hagiwara sets national record at short-course championships

TOKYO, Japan - Versatile swimmer Tomoko Hagiwara waves at spectators in Tokyo after setting a national record in the women's 200-meter backstroke on April 1, the opening day of the national short-course championships. Hagiwara, a Japanese representative at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, coasted to victory with a time of 2 minutes, 5.10 seconds, breaking Mai Nakamura's previous record by 1.32 seconds.

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Hagiwara finishes 8th in women's 200-meter individual medley

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese medal hope Tomoko Hagiwara watches the record board after finishing eighth in the Olympic women's 200-meter individual medley final Sept. 19 at Sydney International Aquatic Center. Ukrainian teenager Yana Klochkova, who won the 400-meter medley in a world record time Sept. 16, won in a new Olympic record of 2 minutes, 10.68 seconds. Hagiwara clocked in at 2:15.64, well outside her Japanese record of 2:12.84, which she set at the national championships in April.

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Hagiwara slips to 8th in women's 200-meter individual medley

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese medal hope Tomoko Hagiwara turns first after the butterfly in the opening leg but slips to a disappointing eighth in the Olympic women's 200-meter individual medley final Sept. 19 in Sydney. Ukrainian Yana Klochkova, who won the 400-meter medley in a world record time Sept. 16, won in a new Olympic record of 2 minutes, 10.68 seconds at Sydney International Aquatic Center. Hagiwara recorded a time of 2:15.64, well outside her Japanese record of 2:12.84.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Former Olympic swimmer Tomoko Hagiwara runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Nambu on June 26, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Former Olympic swimmer Tomoko Hagiwara runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Yamanashi Prefecture town of Nambu on June 26, 2021.

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Hagiwara advances to semis in women's 200-meter individual medle

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese medal hope Tomoko Hagiwara made an impressive Olympic debut in the women's 200-meter individual medley, clocking 2:15.16 on Sept. 18 to advance to the semifinals at Sydney International Aquatic Center.

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Japanese medal hope Hagiwara in pre-Olympic practice

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese medal hopeful Tomoko Hagiwara puts in some laps at Sydney International Aquatic Center in a pre-Olympic tune-up on Sept. 2. The popular Japanese swimmer will compete in the women's 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter individual medley when the Millennium Games get under way on Sept. 15.

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Hagiwara leads Japanese 1-2 at Pan Pacific swimming

SYDNEY, Australia - Asian Games champion Tomoko Hagiwara (L) and Japanese national record holder Miki Nakao (R) show off their medals after making a 1-2 finish Aug. 28 in the final of the women's 200-meter backstroke in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Hagiwara, who took a 0.30-second lead into the final lap, held off Nakao down the stretch before touching in 2 minutes, 11.36 seconds to bag Japan's second gold medal of the biennial meet.

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Hagiwara wins women's 100-meter backstroke

Tomoko Hagiwara of Japan throws up her hand in joy after winning the Asian Games women's 100-meter backstroke title in Bangkok on Dec. 9.