Jiro Nagasawa
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 14 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 2,1932 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Numazu |
| Shizuoka | |
| Japan | |
| Date of died | March 23,2010 |
| Height | 166 (cm) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Weight | 60 (kg) |
| Strokes | Butterfly stroke |
| Breaststroke | |
| Job | Swimmer |
| Education | Waseda University |
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| ID | 1868702 |
Jiro Nagasawa Life story
Jiro Nagasawa was a Japanese swimmer. He is credited with the invention of the modern butterfly stroke. Although not the first to swim the butterfly-breaststroke, Nagasawa was the first to us a dolphin kick, where the legs stayed together and moved simultaneously up then down.
