Ippei Watanabe (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ippei Watanabe |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born |
18 March 1997 Tsukumi, Ōita, Japan |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
Ippei Watanabe (渡辺 一平 Watanabe Ippei?, born 18 March 1997) is a Japanese swimmer and world record holder in 200 metre breaststroke.
He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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.
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