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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan swims to silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025.

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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan poses after winning silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025.

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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Qin Haiyang (C) of China poses after winning gold in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025, alongside silver medalist Ippei Watanabe (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands.

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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan poses after winning silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025.

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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan poses after winning silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025.

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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan swims to silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025.

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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan swims to silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025.

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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan swims to silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025.

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World aquatics championships: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan swims to silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2025.

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Japan's Yu Hanaguruma (top) and Ippei Watanabe start in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Swimmers, including Ippei Watanabe of Japan (top), compete in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near the French capital.

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Swimmers, including Ippei Watanabe of Japan (top), compete in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near the French capital.

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan (top) and compatriot Yu Hanaguruma compete in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near the French capital.

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe (R) and Yu Hanaguruma of Japan compete in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near the French capital.

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Paris Olympics: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, near the French capital.

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Asian Games: Swimming

Japanese swimmer Ippei Watanabe competes en route to winning bronze in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 28, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230928) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold Medalist Qin Haiyang (C) of China, Silver Medalist Dong Zhihao (R) of China and Bronze Medalist Watanabe Ippei of Japan pose after the awarding ceremony for the Men's 200m Breaststroke of Swimming at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING (CN)

(230928) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold Medalist Qin Haiyang (C) of China, Silver Medalist Dong Zhihao (L) of China and Bronze Medalist Watanabe Ippei of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the Men's 200m Breaststroke of Swimming at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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Asian Games: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan swims in the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 28, 2023.

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Asian Games: Swimming

Ippei Watanabe of Japan swims in the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 28, 2023.

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World aquatics championships

Ippei Watanabe of Japan competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships on July 28, 2023, at Marine Messe Fukuoka in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka.

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World aquatics championships

Ippei Watanabe of Japan competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships on July 28, 2023, at Marine Messe Fukuoka in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka.

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World aquatics championships

Ippei Watanabe of Japan competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships on July 28, 2023, at Marine Messe Fukuoka in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka.

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World aquatics championships

Ippei Watanabe of Japan competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world aquatics championships on July 28, 2023, at Marine Messe Fukuoka in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka.

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Swimming: Japan national championships

Ippei Watanabe flashes a smile after winning the men's 100-meter breaststroke final during the national swimming championships at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on April 4, 2023.

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Swimming: Japan national championships

Ippei Watanabe competes in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final during the national swimming championships at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on April 4, 2023.

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Japan's Watanabe sets Olympic record to reach 200m breaststroke final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 10 Kyodo - Japan's Ippei Watanabe competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 9, 2016. Watanabe clocked 2:07.22, an Olympic record.

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Swimming: Kosuke Kitajima Cup

Shoma Sato reacts after he won the men's 200-meter breaststroke final but finished 0.11 of a second outside Ippei Watanabe's national record at the Kosuke Kitajima Cup at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Jan. 24, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Swimming: World championships

Ippei Watanabe (L) of Japan shakes hands with Matthew Wilson of Australia after their men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinal at the world swimming championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 25, 2019, as Wilson equaled Watanabe's world record in a time of 2:06.67. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swim suits for Tokyo Olympics season

Competitive swimmers (from L) Reona Aoki, Ippei Watanabe and Yui Ohashi pose for a photo in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2019, wearing swim suits to be used during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics season. The swim suits, developed by sport goods maker Mizuno Corp., weigh about 20 percent less than conventional suits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Koseki wins silver, Watanabe bronze in 200m breaststroke

Japan's Yasuhiro Koseki (L) and Ippei Watanabe compete in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Budapest on July 28, 2017. Koseki and Watanabe won silver and bronze, respectively, behind Russia's Anton Chupkov. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Koseki wins silver, Watanabe bronze in 200m breaststroke

Japan's Yasuhiro Koseki (L) and Ippei Watanabe congratulate each other after competing in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Budapest on July 28, 2017. Koseki and Watanabe won silver and bronze, respectively, behind Russia's Anton Chupkov. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Chupkov wins gold in 200m breaststroke

Russia's Anton Chupkov (C) is flanked by Japan's Yasuhiro Koseki (L) and Ippei Watanabe after winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships in Budapest on July 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: New world record-holder Watanabe says he can go faster

Japan's latest swimming sensation Ippei Watanabe attends an awards ceremony of the Japan Swimming Federation at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 30, 2017. The 19-year-old Waseda University student broke the world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe pumps his fist after breaking the world record with a time of 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup swim meet at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe acknowledges the crowd after breaking the world record with a time of 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup swim meet at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe pumps his fist after breaking the world record with a time of 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup tournament at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup tournament at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. The 19-year-old clocked 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds, breaking the world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: 19-year-old Watanabe sets world record in men's 200 breast

Ippei Watanabe competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke during the Kosuke Kitajima Cup tournament at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2017. The 19-year-old clocked 2 minutes, 6.67 seconds, breaking the world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Watanabe sets Olympic record to reach 200m breaststroke final

Japan's Ippei Watanabe pumps his fist after setting an Olympic record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 9, 2016. Watanabe clocked 2:07.22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo