Runa Imai

Runa Imai (今井 月, Imai Runa, born August 15, 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 meter individual medley. She swam the 11th best time in the heats and qualified for the semifinals, where she was eliminated with a 15th-place finish.[1]

Runa Imai
Personal information
Full name今井月
National team Japan
Born (2000-08-15) August 15, 2000
Gifu, Japan
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle, Individual medley
ClubToyokawa High School[2]
CoachMasataka Fukada (club)
Norimasa Hirai (national)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships (SC)
2018 Hangzhou100 m medley
Asian Championships
2016 Tokyo 200 m medley
Universiade
2019 Naples4×100 m freestyle
2019 Naples4×100 m medley
2019 Naples200 m medley
World Junior Championships
2015 Singapore4×100 m medley

Imai took up swimming aged three following her elder brother Hikaru, who is also a competitive swimmer. Her mother died in 2008.[2]

References

  1. "Runa Imai". Rio Olympics. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. Runa Imai. nbcolympics.com


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