![]() ![]() For example, the quality of their swimsuits was completely different, they didn't wear goggles, they didn't have jerseys, and when I met them at the Olympic village, I saw that they ate a lot of sweets at the cafeteria. When I was participating in international competitions for about 10 years, I saw that the swimmers who were participating in the same competitions and races were in a completely different environment in developing countries from mine. Let me explain to you why I became involved in this kind of work is based on my experience as a competitive swimmer. I was served as a UNICEF education specialist in Mali where conflict was going on, and up until recently I worked in Greece, where there are many refugees. I have also supported people after the great earthquake hit the Tohoku area in Japan in 2011. They are mainly developing countries such as Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Haiti, and Philippines suffeing from natural disaster. I developed my career in a field of international cooperation and providing support for developing countries.įrom 2003 up until January 2021, I have mainly engaged in the area of education support in emergencies such as natural disasters and conflicts in nine different countries. ![]() Since then, I have taken a bit unique path in my career. I retired from competitive swimming in the qualifying rounds for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Although I was not able to leave a good record as an individual, I took fourth place as a member of 800m freestyle relay. Finally I was selected as a member of the representative team for the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. Since then, I have spent about 10 years in competitive swimming. The first time that I joined the international competition was the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. I was a competitive swimmer since the 1990s. My name is IMOTO Naoko and allow me to introduce myself. ![]()
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