Shiho Sakai

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| fullname = Shiho Sakai

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| nationality = {{JPN}}

| strokes = backstroke

| club = Bridgestone swimming school Koga

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|1}}

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| height = 159 cm{{cite news|title=ビックリ＆歓喜！「世界」つかんだ18歳・酒井志穂 |url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2009/02/23/08.html |publisher=Sports Nippon |accessdate=2009-02-27 |date=2009-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117191532/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2009/02/23/08.html |archivedate=November 17, 2009 }}

| weight = 53 kg

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{{nihongo|Shiho Sakai|酒井志穂|Sakai Shiho|extra=born December 1, 1990 in Koga, Fukuoka}} is a Japanese backstroke swimmer.

Major achievements

2009 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

100m backstroke 1st (1:01.13)[http://www.swim.or.jp/02_inter/08/sw_06_r.html ジュニアパンパシフィック大会日本代表 - 日本水泳連盟] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117015554/http://www.swim.or.jp/02_inter/08/sw_06_r.html |date=2009-01-17 }}
200m backstroke 2nd (2:12.00)

Personal bests

In long course

50m backstroke: 27.88 (July 29, 2009)
100m backstroke: 59.14 Asian Japanese Record (July 28, 2009)
200m backstroke: 2:09.06 (August 28, 2008)

In short course

50m backstroke: 26.42 (February 21, 2009)
100m backstroke: 55.23 World record (November 15, 2009){{cite news|title=Berlin, Day 2: Ten more WR, for a record total of 16|url=http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2730&Itemid=541}}
200m backstroke: 2:00.18 Former world record (November 14, 2009){{cite news|title=Berlin, Day 1: Fourth FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 leg starts with six WR|url=http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2729&Itemid=541}}