Mai Nakamura (backstroke swimmer)

Mai Nakamura (中村 真衣, Nakamura Mai, born July 16, 1979) is a former backstroke swimmer from Japan.[1] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Nakamura won the silver medal in the 100m Backstroke and a bronze medal as part of the Women's Relay Team for the 4 x 100 metre Medley.

Mai Nakamura

Personal information
Full name	Mai Nakamura
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1979-07-16) July 16, 1979 Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	JSS Nagaoka Swimming School
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m backstroke 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 100 m backstroke 1998 Perth 200 m backstroke 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley World Championships (SC) 1999 Hong Kong 100 m backstroke 1999 Hong Kong 200 m backstroke 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley 1999 Hong Kong 50 m backstroke Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke 1997 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke 1999 Sydney 100 m backstroke 1995 Atlanta 100 m backstroke 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley 1999 Sydney 4×100 m medley Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing 100 m backstroke 2001 Beijing 50 m backstroke

At one point, she was a holder of the 50 m backstroke world record.[1]

See also

• World record progression 50 metres backstroke

References

• databaseOlympics at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mai Nakamura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

1. "Mai Nakamura Announces Retirement - Swimming World News". Swimming World News. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2017-11-01.