Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
backstroke
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...
swimmer; she announced her retirement from competitions in early December 2013.
She is married to former swimmer
Daisuke Hosokawa
(born April 18, 1982 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo) is a Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identif ...
.
Major achievements
* 2001
World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– 200m backstroke 8th (2:14.12)
* 2002
Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985.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)
* 200m backstroke: 2:09.27 (April 19, 2009)
In short course
* 50m backstroke: 26.40 Asian, Japanese Record (February 15, 2009)