Asami Kitagawa
(born October 3, 1987) is a Japanese Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan at the 2008 Olympics. Major achievements 2006 Doha Asian Games * 50m breaststroke 2nd (32.27) * 100m breaststroke 1st (1:09.13) * 200m breaststroke 4th (2:28.81) * 200m individual medley 2nd (2:14.51) * 4 × 100 m medley relay 2nd (4:05.14) 2008 Beijing Olympics * 100m breaststroke 8th (Heat 1:08.36, Semifinal 1:08.23, Final 1:08.43) * 200m individual medley 6th (Heat 2:12.47 JR, Semifinal 2:12.02 JR, Final 2:11.56 JR) * 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 9th (Heat 3:39.25 JR) * 4 × 100 m medley relay 6th (Heat 3:59.91, Final 3:59.54 JR) JR: Japanese Record Personal bests In long course * 100m breaststroke: 1:08.23 (August 11, 2008) * 200m individual medley: 2:11.44 Japanese Record (September 6, 2008) In short course * 100m breaststroke: 1:05.17 Asian, Japanese Record (February 21, 2009) * 100m individual medley: 1:00.01 Japanese Record (February 21, 2009) * 200m individual medley: 2 ...
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Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated population of 112,862 and a population density of 2,300 persons per km². Its total area was . Geography Iwasuki Ward is within the Kantō Plain, in the northeast portion of Saitama City. Neighboring Municipalities Iwatsuki-ku is surrounded by Minuma-ku (west), Midori-ku (southwest), and the cities of Kawaguchi (south), Koshigaya (southeast), Kasukabe (northeast), Shiraoka (north), and Hasuda (northwest). History Iwatsuki developed from the Muromachi period as a castle town next to Iwatsuki Castle and the center of Iwatsuki Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It was also a post town on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō connecting Edo with Nikko. The modern town of Iwatsuki created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On May 3, 1954 Iwatsuki mer ...
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Japanese Female Medley Swimmers
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Universiade Silver Medalists For Japan
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students. In July 2020 as part of a new branding system by the FISU, it was stated that the Universiade will be officially branded as the FISU World University Games. The most recent games were held in 2019: the Winter Universiade was held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia while the Summer Universiade was held in Naples, Italy. The next Winter World University Games are scheduled to be held in Lake Placid, United States between 11–21 January 2023, after the 2021 edition scheduled to be held in Lucerne, Switzerland was cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Summer World University Games were s ...
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Medalists At The 2006 Asian Games
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Asian Games Silver Medalists For Japan
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Asian Games Gold Medalists For Japan
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Universiade Medalists In Swimming
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students. In July 2020 as part of a new branding system by the FISU, it was stated that the Universiade will be officially branded as the FISU World University Games. The most recent games were held in 2019: the Winter Universiade was held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia while the Summer Universiade was held in Naples, Italy. The next Winter World University Games are scheduled to be held in Lake Placid, United States between 11–21 January 2023, after the 2021 edition scheduled to be held in Lucerne, Switzerland was cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Summer World University Games were s ...
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Japanese Female Breaststroke Swimmers
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Swimmers At The 2006 Asian Games
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Asian Games Medalists In Swimming
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Sportspeople From Saitama (city)
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activitie ...
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Swimmers At The 2008 Summer Olympics
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