Aya Terakawa

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

Aya Terakawa
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1984-11-12) November 12, 1984
Osaka
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbackstroke
ClubMIZUNO
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 London100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2012 London4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2011 Shanghai50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2013 Barcelona50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 200m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2010 Irvine100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2010 Irvine50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2010 Irvine4×100 m medley

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

Major achievements

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.


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