現役を退いて１３年。年齢は３０代半ば。現役当時の体重に戻し（１３ｋｇのダイエット）、２万ｍスイムに挑戦します。
I have been away from competitive swimming for 13 years. I am in my mid 30s. I will bring my weight back to my best shape (need to lose 13kg!), and swim 20km on 3 December.
[Editor's note: He is too modest to say but Masashi Kato is a former Seoul and Barcelona Olympian, 5-time Japanese national champion, former Japanese record holder in 1500m etc...]