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The Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF) announced today that Olympic silver medalist Tomoru Honda will be banned from competition for a period of 21 months as a result of the serious driving offense with which he was involved last year.
With the ban extending until August of 2028, Honda will be unable to compete at the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
As we reported, Honda received a one-year prison sentence, which was suspended for three years, stemming from a ‘dangerous, reckless and malicious’ driving incident in which he failed to negotiate a curve and collided with another car, causing that driver to suffer injuries. He was removed from the Pan Pacific Championships and Asian Games rosters as a result.
Olympic Medalist Tomoru Honda May Be Facing Jail Time for Traffic Incident Honda Receives Suspended Jail SentenceThe JASF published on its site:
Today, November 4, 2026 (Wednesday), the Executive Board of this Federation held a meeting to discuss disciplinary action against athlete Akari Honda. Based on Article 4 of the Federation’s Disciplinary Regulations, the Federation has decided to suspend Akari Honda’s registration status for 21 months.
The Federation takes this incident very seriously and will continue to thoroughly implement compliance education to prevent recurrence and restore trust.
That’s all.
November 4, 2026 Japan Swimming Federation
According to Yahoo Japan, the suspension will take effect once the federation confirms Honda has received the official disciplinary notice mailed on Thursday.
Honda earned silver in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the 2020 Olympic Games, which were postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. He finished in a disappointing 22nd place in the same race at the 2024 Olympic Games after having earned gold at that year’s World Championships.
He remains the reigning World Record holder in the SCM version of the 200m butterfly.
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