Aya Takano (swimmer)
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 Japan | ||||||||||||
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14 March 1994 Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
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Aya Takano (高野 綾 Takano Aya, born May 14, 1994 in Osaka) is a Japanese swimmer, who was selected to the national team to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, after having accepted an invitation from FINA, based on her B-standard time.[1][2] She competed in the women's 400 m freestyle, where she placed twenty-sixth in the heats, with a time of 4:12.33. She also joined the women's national team for the women's freestyle relay events, where she and her teammates finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively.
Takano is a sports science student at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, and is currently a member of Itoman Club, being trained by Masato Nishiwaki.[3]
References
- ↑ "Aya Takano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 400 m freestyle" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ↑ "Aya Takano". London 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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