Aya Terakawa

Aya Terakawa (寺川綾, Terakawa Aya) (born November 12, 1984 in Osaka, Japan) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer; she announced her retirement from competitions in early December 2013.[2]

Aya Terakawa

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	November 12, 1984
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	backstroke
Club	MIZUNO
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London 100 m backstroke 2012 London 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 2011 Shanghai 50 m backstroke 2013 Barcelona 50 m backstroke 2013 Barcelona 100 m backstroke Pan Pacific Championships 2002 Yokohama 200m backstroke 2010 Irvine 100 m backstroke 2010 Irvine 50 m backstroke 2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley

She is married to former swimmer Daisuke Hosokawa.[3]

Major achievements

• 2001 World Aquatics Championships – 200m backstroke 8th (2:14.12)
• 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – 200m backstroke 2nd (2:12.28)
• 2004 Athens Olympics – 200m backstroke 8th (2:12.90)
• 2012 London Olympics – 100m backstroke 3rd BRONZE (58.83)

Personal bests

In long course

• 50m backstroke: 27.73 Japanese Record (July 29, 2009)
• 100m backstroke: 58.83 (April 17, 2009)[4]
• 200m backstroke: 2:09.27 (April 19, 2009)[5]

In short course

• 50m backstroke: 26.40 Asian, Japanese Record (February 15, 2009)[6]

References

1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. Japanese swimming star Terakawa announces retirement. business-standard.com. December 4, 2013
3. "Aya Terakawa". Infostradasports.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
4. "Japanese Long Course Nationals: Junya Koga Sets Surprising Asian Record". Swimming World Magazine. 2009-04-17. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
5. "Japanese Long Course Championships: Ryosuke Irie Scares 200 Back World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 2009-04-19. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
6. "寺川、５０背で短水路日本新マーク／競泳". Sankei Sports. 2009-02-15. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

External links

• Profile – JOC