Hisato Matsumoto

Who is Hisato Matsumoto?

Hisato Matsumoto is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. He is a kinesiology graduate, with a minor degree in humanities, at Nihon University in Tokyo.

Matsumoto qualified as a member of the Japanese team for the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing third in the same distance from the Olympic trials in Tokyo. Teaming with Yasunori Mononobe, Yoshihiro Okumura, and Sho Uchida, Matsumoto swam the anchor leg to close the race with a split of 1:48.62, but the Japanese team settled for seventh place in 7:10.31.