Kanako Watanabe

Kanako Watanabe

Watanabe (left) wins silver in Kazan
Personal information
Full name Kanako Watanabe
National team  Japan
Born (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996
Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, medley

Kanako Watanabe (渡部 香生子 Watanabe Kanako, born 15 November 1996) is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. She competed in the 2012 London Olympics at the age of 15 for the 200m Women's Breaststroke event.[2][3]

Kazan 2015

Her swimming coach is Ryuji Omi. She is the daughter of Keiji and Emiko Watanabe.

Watanabe won the silver medal in the 200m medley at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. She also won a gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke, and she gave the gold medal to her coach, in a gesture of gratitude to him.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.london2012.com/athlete/watanabe-kanako-1029086/
  2. ↑ http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/07/25/2012-olympic-profile-kanako-watanabe/
  3. ↑ http://sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/clm/othersports/2012/04/09/15/index.php
  4. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/swimming/33764732
Records
Preceded by
Rozaliya Nasretdinova, Dmitry Ermakov, Artem Lobuzov, Maria Reznikova		 Mixed 4 × 50 metres freestyle relay world record-holder
18 October 2013 – 21 October 2013
With: Shinri Shioura, Sayaka Akase, Kenta Ito		 Succeeded by
Florent Manaudou, Jérémy Stravius, Mélanie Henique, Anna Santamans


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