| Kenji Ikeda | |
| Strokes: | Backstroke |
| Birth Date: | 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Japan |
| Weight: | 740NaN0 |
(born 1960) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at two consecutive Asian Games, in 1978 and 1982 where he won a total of four gold medals and a bronze one.[1] He is best known for breaking a record at a 100m backstroke competition from the 1978 Asian Games while only 18 years of age. He became the first athlete in Asia to break the 1-minute mark in the men's 100-meter backstroke, timing 59.91 to take the gold medal for Japan.[2] [3] He held the record until 1983.[4]