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Japanese swimmer (born 2002)

Miyu Namba
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22)
Nara, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Japan
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 800 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest 800 m freestyle
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Suva 4×200 m freestyle

Miyu Namba (難波 実夢, Nanba Miyu, born 31 May 2002) is a Japanese swimmer.

At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup, Namba won a silver medal in the Women's 400m freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle. In the 2019 World Cup, she took bronze in the 400m freestyle. She placed second in the 800m freestyle at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.

In April 2021, Namba qualified to represent Japan at the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 400m freestyle qualifying competition, Namba was ahead of the field for most of the race, but lost to Waka Kobori with a time of 4:06.36 against Kobori's 4:06.34. Namba won the 800m freestyle qualifying final in 8:26.61, with Kobori second with 8:26.67.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Namba finished 20th in the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:13.49, and 17th in the 800m freestyle at 8:32.04, and did not qualify for either final.

References

  1. ^ "Miyu Namba". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. "2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Day 2 – Meet Results". Swimming World. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. "Miyu Namba (profile)". fina.org. Fédération internationale de natation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Miyu Namba (medals)". fina.org. Fédération internationale de natation. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. Race, Retta (4 April 2021). "2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 2 Finals Live Recap". swimswam.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. Race, Retta (9 April 2021). "2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 7 Finals Live Recap". swimswam.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. "Results summary: women's 400m Freestyle" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. "Results summary: women's 800m Freestyle" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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