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Hironoshin Furuhashi (古橋 廣之進 Furuhashi Hironoshin 16 September 1928 – 2 August 2009) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. In 1948 he set world records in the 400 and 1500 meter freestyles at the Japan national championships. Furuhashi and Japan were not allowed to compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics because of Japan’s role in World War II.Because of his achievement at the 1949 U.S.