Kanako Watanabe

FINA Revises Rio Relay Qualification Criteria; JPN Medley Now In

The Japanese women’s 4x100m medley relay has had its status changed in terms of being in the top 12 for Rio qualification.

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Stars Ready To Battle It Out In Tokyo: FINA Press Conference

Aussie Emily Seebohm is ready for the 2015 FINA World Cup Tokyo stop – are you? Prelims start at 8pm Eastern time tonight.

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Gunes Scares World Record In 200 Breast

Turkey’s Viktoriya Gunes swam a remarkable time of 2:19.64 in the women’s 200 breastroke, smashing her own junior world and championship records, and scaring the world record of 2:19.11

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FINA World Championship Day 6 Final Photo Vault

Six days down and two to go.  Here’s the FINA World Championship Day 6 Final Photo Vault from our photographer Mike…

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Watch Watanabe win 200 Breast – 2015 World Championships Race Video

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE VIDEO: Kanako Watanabe won with 2:21.15. Micah Lawrence picked up a silver medal for the United States with her time of 2:22.44.

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Micah Lawrence 200 Breaststroke World Championships Post Race Interview

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE VIDEO: Kanako Watanabe won with 2:21.15. Micah Lawrence picked up a silver medal for the United States with her time of 2:22.44.

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Japanese Women Make Golden History in Kazan

Japan’s women had never won a long course World Championship…until 2016.

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Australia Makes A Move To The Top Of The Gold Medal Count

After six days of action in Kazan, the United States managed to stay on top of the 2015 World Championships…

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2015 World Championships Day 5 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Ryan Lochte (USA) is World Champion in the men’s 200m IM with 1:55.81 at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Cate Campbell will be one of many talented sprinters to watch this morning in the Women’s 100 Free.

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Alia Atkinson Breaks 100m Breaststroke Jamaican Record

Jamaican superstar Alia Atkinson set a new Jamaican national record of 1:06.21 in order to take the third seed after the 100m breaststroke semifinals monday night.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 200 IM

Dominance is one word that can be used when describing Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s performance in this event since the 2012 Olympics.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 200 Breaststroke

Rikke Pedersen of Denmark has emerged as the top 200 breastroker in the world the last few years.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 100 Breaststroke

Predictions
1. Ruta Meilutyte, LTU – 1:04.57; 2. Yuliya Efimova, RUS – 1:05.17; 3. Kanako Watanabe, JPN – 1:05.69

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Matsushima adding to Japanese breaststroke dominance

Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of…

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