Aya Takano 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.
Career
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.
Membership
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.