KAWAMOTO Takeshi

Japan
Swimming
19 Feb 1995
28
Male
1.74/5'9''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 50m Backstroke 5
Men's 50m Butterfly 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 50m Backstroke - Heat 4
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 50m Backstroke Final
Finished
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 50m Butterfly - Heat 3
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
Men's 50m Butterfly Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
HeatsMen's 100m Butterfly2020Tokyo, JPN51.93
World Championships
SemifinalMen's 50m Backstroke2023Fukuoka, JPN25.14
SemifinalMen's 50m Butterfly2015Kazan, RUS23.74
HeatsMen's 50m Butterfly2023Fukuoka, JPN23.79
HeatsMen's 100m Butterfly2015Kazan, RUS52.45
Asian Championships
2Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2016Tokyo, JPN3:35.48
2Men's 50m Backstroke2012Dubai, UAE25.82
2Men's 100m Backstroke2012Dubai, UAE55.77
2Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2012Dubai, UAE3:23.09
2Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2012Dubai, UAE3:41.10
3Men's 100m Backstroke2016Tokyo, JPN54.39
3Men's 50m Butterfly2016Tokyo, JPN23.97
3Men's 100m Butterfly2016Tokyo, JPN52.77
3Men's 100m Butterfly2012Dubai, UAE53.17
4Men's 200m Backstroke2012Dubai, UAE2:01.89
World Championships Short Course
3Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2018Hangzhou, CHN3:21.07
3Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay2016Windsor, ON, CAN1:38.45
3Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2016Windsor, ON, CAN3:24.71
4Men's 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay2022Melbourne, VIC, AUS1:23.80
4Men's 4 x 50m Medley Relay2022Melbourne, VIC, AUS1:31.28
4Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay2018Hangzhou, CHN1:37.67
4Men's 4 x 50m Medley Relay2016Windsor, ON, CAN1:32.62
5Mixed 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay2022Melbourne, VIC, AUS1:30.05
5Men's 50m Butterfly2018Hangzhou, CHN22.50
6Men's 100m Butterfly2018Hangzhou, CHN50.07
6Men's 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay2018Hangzhou, CHN1:24.69
6Men's 100m Butterfly2016Windsor, ON, CAN50.37
8Men's 50m Butterfly2016Windsor, ON, CAN22.84
SemifinalMen's 50m Backstroke2022Melbourne, VIC, AUS23.19
SemifinalMen's 50m Butterfly2022Melbourne, VIC, AUS22.50
Mare Nostrum
1Men's 50m Butterfly2015Monaco23.57
2Men's 100m Butterfly2015Barcelona, ESP52.57
3Men's 50m Backstroke2015Barcelona, ESP25.50
3Men's 100m Butterfly2015Canet-en-Roussillon, FRA52.30
4Men's 100m Butterfly2015Monaco52.88
10Men's 100m Backstroke2015Canet-en-Roussillon, FRA55.30
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Listening to music, dancing. (toyotatimes, 06 Apr 2021)
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Athlete, Office Worker
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Sports Science - Chukyo University, Japan
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Daughter Ema [2020]
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Japanese
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Toyota Motor Corporation [Japan]
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Takayuki Umehara [national], JPN
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He was sidelined for two months in 2017 due to a right elbow injury. (global, 26 Jul 2019)
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He began the sport at age three at Meitetsu Swimming School in Japan. (nikkansports, 19 Aug 2012)
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He was encouraged by his older brother Yuta. He began focusing on butterfly after entering Chukyo University. "When I was little, my feelings of not wanting to lose to my classmates was stronger than my desire to chase after my brother. I remember picking someone to compete against as a sort of motivation. I thought I must not lose to him." (toyotatimes, 13 Apr 2021, 06 Apr 2021; nikkansports, 19 Aug 2012; tokai-tv, 14 Jun 2021)
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To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (toyotatimes, 22 Mar 2024)
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He has trained with his older brother Yuta Kawamoto who is an orthopaedic physiotherapist He has copied training methods used by the New Zealand rugby union [15-a-side] team. "Weight training always reminded me of lifting heavy barbells. However, when I researched New Zealand's rugby players who can move agilely despite being so big, I found that they use a machine that helped them work on their speed by doing repeated lifts using light weights. Therefore I adopted that to my training." (toyotatimes, 06 Apr 2021; tokai-tv, 14 Jun 2021; tokai-tv, 14 Jun 2021)
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Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling. (toyotatimes, 13 Apr 2021)
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His parents and daughter. (chunichi, 09 Apr 2021; global, 26 Jul 2019)
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"Do your best and let the heavens do the rest." (global, 26 Jul 2019)
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In 2009 he received the Seto City Sports Achievement Award in Japan. (city, 11 Jan 2010)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event