Following the 17th Asian Games held in South Korea (Incheon) last year, Department of Physical Therapy instructor Hirofumi Jigami will accompany Japan's synchro contestants as their athletic trainer to the 16th FINA World Championships, to be held from July 25th to August 1st, 2015, in Russia (Kazan).

The event is a biannual tournament, second only to the Olympics in its scale and level of competition. It will serve as a benchmark to assess the likely medal winners for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next year.

■Japan's synchro contestants for the 16th FINA World Championships website (in Japanese)
http://www.swim.or.jp/japan/tournament2015/8/sync_member.php

■16th FINA World Championships TV Asahi special feature website (in Japanese)
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/sekaisuiei2015/

■School of Health Sciences Department of Physical Therapy website (in Japanese)
https://www.teu.ac.jp/gakubu/medical/pt/index.html