(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: 2:08.77 Asian, Japanese Record (February 22, 2009)
References http://www.joc.or.jp/beijing/athlete/aquatics/kitagawaasami.html