Ippei Watanabe

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Watch Anton Chupkov Break Meet, European Records in 200 Breast (Race Video)

Full Name:	Ippei Watanabe
Born:	March 18th, 1997
	Tsukumi, Oita
Nationality:	Japan
Status:	Active

Ippei Watanabe Ippei Watanabe is a breaststroke specialist from Japan, carrying the nations strong 200 breaststroke legacy on his young shoulders. He began 2017 by breaking the 200 breaststroke world record in 2:06.67 to become the first swimmer ever to go under the 2:07 mark. He is also the Olympic Record holder in the event after a 2:07.22 performance in the semi-finals at the Rio games. Junior World Records Watanabe dominated the 200 meter breaststroke in the final years of his junior career. He first broke the Junior World Record at the 2014 Japan Open with a mark of 2:10.23. He broke it twice more before he transitioned to his senior career. At the Japanese nationals in 2015 he lowered the record to 2:09.89 before lowering it to 2:09.75 a month later at the Japan Open. 2016 Rio Olympic Games Watanabe made a promising run for an Olympic gold medal in the 200 meter breaststroke in Rio, qualifying in first place for the final. In the semi-final he broke the Olympic record in 2:07.22, but he was unable to replicate his performance in the final. He finished in 2:07.87 to take sixth place in his first Olympic final. World Record Breaking 2017 In the first month of 2017, …

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