Junya Koga (古賀 淳也, Koga Junya, born July 19, 1987) is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Waseda University student in Tokyo.

Junya Koga
Personal information
Full nameJunya Koga
Nationality Japan
Born (1987-07-19) July 19, 1987 (age 37)
Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke

In May 2009, he set the Japanese records in the 50 m and 100 m backstrokes at the 2009 Japan Championships, qualifying for Japan's team to the 2009 World Championships.[1]

Personal bests

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In long course

  • 50m backstroke 24.24 Asian record (August 1, 2009)
  • 100m backstroke 52.26 (July 28, 2009)

References

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  1. ^ Taking on the world! Great expectations placed on Waseda swimmer Mr. Junya Koga, from Waseda Weekly, issue 1189 (English version); retrieved 2009-07-29.
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