Hanae Ito
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
backstroke
swimmer.
In short course
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer.
Major achievements
- 2005 World Championships2005 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005...
– 100m backstroke 6th (1:01.95) - 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships2006 Pan Pacific Swimming ChampionshipsThe tenth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from August 17–20. Six world records were tallied compared to one from the 2002 edition. This edition was slower than it would have been because of the...
– 100m backstroke 1st (1:00.63) - 2008 Beijing OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
– 100m backstroke 8th (1:00.16)
Personal bests
In long course- 100m backstroke: 59.83 (Apr 17, 2008)
In short course
- 200m backstroke: 2:03.01 Asian, Japanese Record (February 21, 2009)