Ippei Watanabe (swimmer)

Ippei Watanabe (渡辺 一平, Watanabe Ippei, born 18 March 1997) is a Japanese swimmer and former world record holder in the 200 metre breaststroke.

Ippei Watanabe
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997
Tsukumi, Ōita, Japan
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 200 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m mixed medley
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing 200 m breaststroke

Career

He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] On 9 August 2016, Watanabe broke the Olympic record for the men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics during the semi-final. In the final, he finished 6th.

At the Kosuke Kitajima Cup in Tokyo he broke the long course 200 metre breaststroke world record in a time of 2:06.67. He is also the first swimmer ever to go under 2:07.[2]

References
  1. "Ippei Watanabe". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. Race, Loretta. "Japan's Ippei Watanabe Rocks New 200 Breast World Record In Sub-2:07". Swim Swam. Retrieved 29 January 2017.


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