Seiji Tabata

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Masaji Tabata (Japanese: 田畑政治) (December 1, 1898 – August 25, 1984) was a Japanese educator, journalist, and swimming coach. He was a key figure in Tokyo's successful bid to host the 1964 Summer Olympics. He served as the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1973 to 1977. Tabata was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, to a family of sake brewery managers. He started working for the Asahi Shimbun after graduating from the University of Tokyo and covered political issues, including the 1936 attempted military coup. Tabata devoted his life to swimming. At the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, he served as the head coach of Japan's swimming team, which won twelve medals, including five golds. Tabata became the president of Japan Swimming Federation after World War II. Japan was excluded from international sporting events at the time and Tabata worked for his country's early return to world stage. He organized a national swimming championship to coincide with the 1948 London Olympics to show off Japanese swimmers' abilities.