Asami Kitagawa (北川 麻美, Kitagawa Asami) (born October 3, 1987) is a Japanese Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan at the 2008 Olympics.
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| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||
| Born | October 3, 1987 Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, IM | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Major achievements
- 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