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Tatsugo Kawaishi (河石 達吾 Kawaishi Tatsugo December 10 1911 – March 17 1945) was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.A native of Ōgaki Hiroshima (currently part of the city of Etajima Hiroshima) Kawaishi was a graduate of the law school of Keio University and began competitive swimming as a student.Selected for the Japanese Olympic team in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics he won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle event; however his achievement was overshadowed by his teammate Yasuji Miyazaki who won the gold medal and who set a new Olympic record.
