Aya Terakawa

Aya Terakawa (寺川綾, Terakawa Aya) (born November 12, 1984) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer;^[2] she announced her retirement from competitions in early December 2013.^[3] She is married to former swimmer Daisuke Hosokawa.^[4]

Aya Terakawa

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1984-11-12) November 12, 1984 (age 39) Osaka
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

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)^[5]
• 200m backstroke: 2:09.27 (April 19, 2009)^[6]

In short course

• 50m backstroke: 26.40 Asian, Japanese Record (February 15, 2009)^[7]

References

1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". JOC.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. "Aya Terakawa". JOC.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
3. "Japanese swimming star Terakawa announces retirement". business-standard.com. December 4, 2013.
4. "Aya Terakawa". Infostradasports.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
5. "Japanese Long Course Nationals: Junya Koga Sets Surprising Asian Record". Swimming World Magazine. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
6. "Japanese Long Course Championships: Ryosuke Irie Scares 200 Back World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 19 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
7. "寺川、５０背で短水路日本新マーク／競泳" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009.

External links

• Aya Terakawa at World Aquatics
• Aya Terakawa at Swimrankings.net
• Aya Terakawa at Olympedia
• Aya Terakawa at Olympics.com
• Aya Terakawa – Athens 2004 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)