is a former backstroke swimmer from Japan. 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.
At one point, she was a holder of the 50 m backstroke world record.
See also
World record progression 50 metres backstroke
References
1979 births
Living people
People from Nagaoka, Niigata
Sportspeople from Niigata Prefecture
Japanese female backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Japan
Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Japan
Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
World record setters in swimming
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan Universiade silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women
