Keisuke Yamato

The son of a Japanese confectionery store owner and a member of Eisen Private High Schools swimming club. In junior high school he won third place in the national 100m freestyle championship three years running. Because he isnt satisfied with third place he switches to the breaststroke at the beginning of high school. However his coach convinces him to switch back to the 100m and 200m freestyle. His main problem is with his starts but he improves after studying how Nakanishi swims. Source: Wikipedia