Kanako Watanabe

Masato Sakai Reaps 4th Consecutive 2Fly Title At JPN Student C’ships

Full Name:	Kanako Watanabe
Born:	November 15th, 1996
	Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japan
Status:	Active

Kanako Watanabe Born November 15th, 1996 Kanako Watanabe is a Japanese breaststroke and IM specialist. Watanabe was born in Tokyo, and trans under Coach Ryuji Omi. At a young age Watanabe focused on the IM events, but a shoulder injury left her to focus her career on becoming a breaststroker. Japanese competition Watanabe turned up in 2010, after flying relatively under the radar, when she won the 100 and 200-meter breaststrokes at the Junior National Championships. Her performance came after her initial shoulder injury, and her transition from IM to breaststroke. By 2011 she moved on to the senior level, competing at the 2011 Japan Open. She handled the older athletes in the field, pulling in three gold medals in the 50, 100 and 200-meter breaststroke races. London Olympics At just 15 years old Watanabe made her first Olympic Team in 2012, competing in the 200-meter breaststroke. She missed her first day of high school in order to compete in London, and while most young girls her age were enjoying their first day, she made history as the youngest Japanese athlete to compete in the London Olympics. Her rise at such a young age in London brought fellow countrygoers to refer to her as “The Second Kyoko Iwasaki" -- a …

Masato Sakai Reaps 4th Consecutive 2Fly Title At JPN Student C’ships

Olympic silver medalist Masato Sakai of Japan made his presence known at a domestic competition over the weekend, while Ippei Watanabe, Yui Ohashi and Kanako Watanabe were also in the water.

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Universiades de Taipei 2017 : ces séries qui font peur

L’une des tendances les plus marquantes des courses de natation qui viennent de s’achever aux Universiades de Taipei, a été la réalisation de performances parfois très élevées en séries et (pour le sprint de nage libre) en demi-finales. C’est une constatation récurrente, que font ce qu’intéresse la natation, que cette quasi-obligation de nager vite dès les épreuves qualificatives.

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