SWIMMER
Aya Terakawa
1984 - Today

Aya Terakawa
Aya Terakawa (寺川綾, Terakawa Aya) (born November 12, 1984) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer; she announced her retirement from competitions in early December 2013. She is married to former swimmer Daisuke Hosokawa. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Aya Terakawa is the 592nd most popular swimmer (down from 482nd in 2024), the 4,778th most popular biography from Japan (down from 3,495th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Japanese Swimmer.
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Aya Terakawa ranks 592 out of 709. Before her are Giedrius Titenis, Danila Izotov, Joseph Schooling, Sara Isaković, Kenneth To, and Mélanie Henique. After her are Megan Jendrick, Mehdy Metella, Simona Quadarella, Leisel Jones, Nikolay Skvortsov, and Tang Yi.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiedrius Titenis
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.45
Rank: 586
Danila Izotov
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.45
Rank: 587
Joseph Schooling
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 588
Sara Isaković
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 589
Kenneth To
1992 - 2019
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 590
Mélanie Henique
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 591
Aya Terakawa
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 592
Megan Jendrick
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 593
Mehdy Metella
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 594
Simona Quadarella
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 595
Leisel Jones
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 596
Nikolay Skvortsov
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 597
Tang Yi
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 598
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Aya Terakawa ranks 1,479. Before her are Álvaro Parente, Zhu Xiaolin, Christine Ohuruogu, Naoki Sugai, Bassa Mawem, and Melky Cabrera. After her are Megan Jendrick, Natália Falavigna, Yaowapa Boorapolchai, Nikolay Skvortsov, Nobuhiro Kato, and Emmanuel Lucenti.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsÁlvaro Parente
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 1,473
Zhu Xiaolin
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 1,474
Christine Ohuruogu
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 1,475
Naoki Sugai
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 1,476
Bassa Mawem
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 1,477
Melky Cabrera
BASEBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 1,478
Aya Terakawa
SWIMMER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 1,479
Megan Jendrick
SWIMMER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 1,480
Natália Falavigna
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 1,481
Yaowapa Boorapolchai
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 1,482
Nikolay Skvortsov
SWIMMER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 1,483
Nobuhiro Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 1,484
Emmanuel Lucenti
WRESTLER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 1,485
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Aya Terakawa ranks 4,791 out of 6,245. Before her are Naoki Sugai (1984), Norihiro Kawakami (1987), Naoya Umeda (1978), Yukari Nakano (1985), Daiki Hattori (1987), and Go Kaburaki (1977). After her are Kenta Togawa (1981), Yuya Matsushita (1990), Kai Hirano (1987), Hiroyuki Endo (1986), Hiroyuki Nishijima (1982), and Kazuhiro Kawata (1982).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsNaoki Sugai
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 4,785
Norihiro Kawakami
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 4,786
Naoya Umeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 4,787
Yukari Nakano
SKATER
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 4,788
Daiki Hattori
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 4,789
Go Kaburaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 4,790
Aya Terakawa
SWIMMER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 4,791
Kenta Togawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 4,792
Yuya Matsushita
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 4,793
Kai Hirano
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 4,794
Hiroyuki Endo
BADMINTON PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 4,795
Hiroyuki Nishijima
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 4,796
Kazuhiro Kawata
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 4,797
Among SWIMMERS In Japan
Among swimmers born in Japan, Aya Terakawa ranks 26. Before her are Takeshi Matsuda (1984), Kanako Kitao (1982), Satomi Suzuki (1991), Takuro Fujii (1985), Raika Fujii (1974), and Yui Ohashi (1995). After her are Rie Kaneto (1988), Katsumi Nakamura (1994), Yukiko Inui (1990), Tomoru Honda (2001), Juri Tatsumi (1979), and Saho Harada (1982).
Takeshi Matsuda
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 20
Kanako Kitao
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.01
Rank: 21
Satomi Suzuki
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 22
Takuro Fujii
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 23
Raika Fujii
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 24
Yui Ohashi
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 25
Aya Terakawa
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 26
Rie Kaneto
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 27
Katsumi Nakamura
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.88
Rank: 28
Yukiko Inui
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 29
Tomoru Honda
2001 - Present
HPI: 35.44
Rank: 30
Juri Tatsumi
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 31
Saho Harada
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 32













































