Champion Japanese freestyle swimmer Masaharu Taguchi was born on January 6, 1916 in Kyoto, Japan. Masaharu graduated from Rikkyo University in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Taguchi won the gold medal in the men's 4 x 200 meters freestyle relay at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Moreover, Masaharu also worked at a Daimaru department store and was a swimming coach at a local Daimaru swimming club. In addition, Taguchi was recruited in 1961 to prepare the national swimming team for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Masaharu died at age 66 on June 29, 1982. Show less «