Masayo Imura

Masayo Imura (井村 雅代; born August 16, 1950, in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese synchronized swimming instructor known as the "mother of synchro".

She is currently the head coach of the Japanese National Synchronised Swimming Team.

In 1968 and 1973 she was a member of Japan's national synchronised swimming champion team.

From 1984 to 2004 she was Head Coach of Japan's Synchronised Swimming Team for six Olympic Games in a row.

Her team won silvers at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.