Aya Takano (swimmer)

Aya Takano

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	14 March 1994 Osaka, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Japan Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle

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

1. "Aya Takano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
2. "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 400 m freestyle" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
3. "Aya Takano". London 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.