Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hanae Ito (R) hugs Aya Terakawa, who won the bronze medal in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 55.73 seconds.

Japan women's freestyle relay team advance to finals

Japan women's freestyle relay team advance to finals

LONDON, Britain - (From L to R) Japan's team of Haruka Ueda, Yayoi Matsumoto, Miki Uchida, and (bottom) Hanae Ito acknowledge the cheering crowd after making the 4x100 women's freestyle relay final at the London Olympics Aquatic Centre on July 28, 2012.

Ito wins bronze medal in women's 200m freestyle

Ito wins bronze medal in women's 200m freestyle

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Hanae Ito shows her bronze medal on Nov. 13, 2010, after finishing third in the women's 200-meter freestyle final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Hanae Ito celebrates her win in the women's 100-meters backstroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 17.

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Hanae Ito celebrates her win in the women's 100-meters backstroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 17.

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Hanae Ito swims to victory in the women's 100-meters backstroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 17. Ito won the race in 1 minute, 0.63 seconds.

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Hanae Ito celebrates her win in the women's 100-meters backstroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 17. (Kyodo)

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Hanae Ito celebrates her win in the women's 100-meters backstroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 17. (Kyodo)

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

Ito wins women's 100-meters backstroke at Pan Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Hanae Ito swims to victory in the women's 100-meters backstroke final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 17. Ito won the race in 1 minute, 0.63 seconds. (Kyodo)

Ito wins bronze medal in women's 200m freestyle

Ito wins bronze medal in women's 200m freestyle

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Hanae Ito shows her bronze medal on Nov. 13, 2010, after finishing third in the women's 200-meter freestyle final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou. (Kyodo)