Chieko Osako
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Osako Chieko after completing a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan standing on the shores of Hokkaido
Osako Chieko after completing a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan with Yasushi Uda
Chieko Osako (尾迫千恵子 in Japanese; maiden name was 井野千恵子, born 10 May 1951) is a Japanese piano teacher and open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- On 6 August 1994, she became the first Japanese to cross the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel from Aomori to Hokkaido in northern Japan. She swam the Kodomari Route in 12 hours 28 minutes at the age of 43. Her coach was Yasushi Uda.
- In August 1991, she participated in a 6-person relay across the Sado Channel in Japan.
- In August 1997, she completed a two-way crossing of Kagoshima Bay in southern Japan.
- On 26 July 2000, she participated in a 6-women 46 km relay from Sasagawa Nagare to Awashima in Japan in 14 hours under the escort of Captain Honma at the age of 48.
- In August 2001, she completed a 21 km ocean swim from Sasagawa Nagare to Awashima in Japan in 6 hours 35 minutes at the age of 49.
External links
- Treasuring Time On Tappi
- Shoulder Relief: Chieko Osako Becomes the First Japanese to Cross the Tsugaru Channel in 1994
- Breaking News: Seismological Shift Sends Swimmer Shifting Along the Surface of Tsugaru
- The Oceans Seven: Anatomy of a Tsugaru Channel Crossing
- Shoulder Relief: Chieko Osako Becomes the First Japanese to Cross the Tsugaru Channel in 1994
- Mark Sowerby Achieves the Oceans Seven, a 9-Year Journey
- Old-School Shark Policy from Decades Ago
