Daichi Suzuki

is a Japanese politician and retired backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Swimming Suzuki developed the swimming technique called underwater dolphin kick or what is known as the Berkoff Blastoff in the United States. This style in backstroke swimming was invented by either David Berkoff or Jesse Vasallo.

Career In 2013, Daichi was the head of the Japan Swimming Federation. On 5 September 2015, it was confirmed that he would take up a new position as head of Japan's new national sports agency, which was launched on 1 October 2015. The new organization, which is called Japan Sports Agency, is an Incorporated Administrative Agency or similar of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Its primary role is coordinating a wide range of sports-related functions and projects carried out by various government ministries. Specifically, the 121-person agency is tasked to improve Japan's athletic performance in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In fact, Daichi Suzuki was announced by ISHOF that he would have been inducted into the ISHOF Class of 2020 in 2019, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 induction was postponed to 2021.

On 9 May 2023, Asian University Sports Federation selected Daichi Suzuki as one of the Assessors.

On 18 November 2023, the International University Sports Federation selected Daichi Suzuki as one of the FISU Executive Committee Members.

Educational background Ph.D in medicine, Juntendo University