is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. She competed in the 2012 London Olympics at the age of 15 for the 200m Women's Breaststroke event. She again competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.
Her swimming coach is Ryuji Omi. She is the daughter of Keiji and Emiko Watanabe.
Watanabe won the silver medal in the 200m medley at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. She also won a gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke, and she gave the gold medal to her coach, in a gesture of gratitude to him.
She has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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1996 births
Living people
Japanese female freestyle swimmers
Japanese female breaststroke swimmers
Japanese female medley swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Japan
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Swimmers from Tokyo
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) People from Katsushika World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games Universiade medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade 21st-century Japanese women