{"id":9299,"date":"2015-08-08T14:08:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T05:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/?p=9299"},"modified":"2016-07-15T15:42:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T06:42:13","slug":"kanako-watanabe-school-of-sport-sciences-1st-year-takes-200m-breaststroke-gold-picked-for-rio-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/news-en\/2015\/08\/08\/9299\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanako Watanabe (School of Sport Sciences, 1st Year) takes 200m breaststroke gold. Picked for Rio Olympics!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the World Aquatics Championships held in Kazan, Russia, Kanako Watanabe (Waseda University Swim Club, School of Sport Sciences, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Year) reached the final of the women\u2019s 200m breaststroke, where she used her trademark strong finish to overtake the leader and capture the gold medal in a time of 2 minutes 21.15 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>This was Watanabe\u2019s second medal at the Championships following a silver medal finish in the 200m individual medley race. This was the 100<sup>th<\/sup> medal ever for Japan at the World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Her gold medal at this event earned Watanabe a place in the Japan Team for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which will be her second successive Olympic appearance following London.<\/p>\n<p>Race result<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s Breaststroke Final: 2 minutes 21.15 seconds, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place, Gold Medal<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3281\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k1.jpg\" alt=\"\u5ff5\u9858\u306e\u91d1\u30e1\u30c0\u30eb\u7372\u5f97\u3068\u30ea\u30aa\u306e\u5207\u7b26\u3092\u624b\u306b\u3057\u305f\u6e21\u90e8\u9078\u624b\u304c\u300c\uff37\u30b5\u30a4\u30f3\uff08\u65e9\u7a32\u7530\u30b5\u30a4\u30f3\uff09\u300d\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k1-610x457.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watanabe giving the \u201cW\u201d Waseda sign after winning the gold she had always wanted and booking her ticket to Rio<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3282\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k2.jpg\" alt=\"\u8868\u5f70\u53f0\u304b\u3089\u7b11\u9854\u3067\u5fdc\u3048\u308b\u6e21\u90e8\u9078\u624b\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k2-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/k2-610x457.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watanabe smiling from the podium<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/52a2e4226eabdf82aeeb7f79000c78d5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/52a2e4226eabdf82aeeb7f79000c78d5.jpg\" alt=\"\u65e5\u672c\u9078\u624b\u6a29\uff084\u6708\uff09\u306e\u5199\u771f\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/52a2e4226eabdf82aeeb7f79000c78d5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/athletic\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/08\/52a2e4226eabdf82aeeb7f79000c78d5-610x406.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Japan Swim, April<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\uff08Photos: Waseda Sports Press\uff09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the World Aquatics Championships held in Kazan, Russia, Kanako Watanabe (Waseda University Swim Club, Schoo 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