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Japan swimmers gear up for Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Kanako Watanabe trains on Sept. 17, 2014, prior to the start of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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Watanabe wins 100m breaststroke on final day at Konami Open

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Kanako Watanabe wins the women窶冱 100-meter breaststroke at the Konami Open swimming championship held at the Konami Sports Club in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 19, 2014, setting a new meet record of 1 minute, 8.50 seconds.

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Tokyo Olympics: Swimming

(Clockwise from top C) Rikako Ikee, Chihiro Igarashi, Anna Konishi and Kanako Watanabe are pictured after finishing eighth in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 1, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmers (from L) Chihiro Igarashi, Rikako Ikee, Kanako Watanabe and Anna Konishi pose for a photo after finishing eighth in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 1, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe secures Rio ticket

Kanako Watanabe competes in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships in Tokyo on April 6, 2016. Watanabe won the event, securing a berth for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 Japanese gold medalists of world swimming c'ships in Russia

Japanese swimmers Natsumi Hoshi (L), Kanako Watanabe (C) and Daiya Seto show off their medals in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2015, after returning from the world championships in Kazan, Russia. Japan bagged a record three gold medals ahead of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Watanabe wins Japan's 2nd gold at worlds

Kanako Watanabe of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 7, 2015. The 18-year-old Watanabe touched the wall in 2 minutes, 21.15 seconds, giving Japan its second gold medal at the championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Watanabe wins Japan's 2nd gold at worlds

Kanako Watanabe of Japan receives the gold medal after winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 7, 2015. The 18-year-old Watanabe touched the wall in 2 minutes, 21.15 seconds, giving Japan its second gold medal at the championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe rewrites 200 women's medley record at nationals

Kanako Watanabe celebrates after rewriting her own Japanese record in the women's 200-meter individual medley final at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims on her way to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 8, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims on her way to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 8, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe reacts after winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 8, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims on her way to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 8, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims on her way to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 8, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims on her way to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 8, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims en route to winning the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 5, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims en route to winning the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 5, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims en route to winning the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 5, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Swimming: National championships, final Olympic qualifier

Kanako Watanabe swims en route to winning the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 5, 2021, the final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Visa, JOC join hands in athlete improvement program

Athens Olympic hammer throw gold medalist Koji Murofushi (R) and swimmer Kanako Watanabe meet the press in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2015, as the Japanese Olympic Committee and Visa Inc. agreed to launch a program in which card members can donate their points online for the improvement of athletes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Watanabe wins Japan's 2nd gold at worlds

Kanako Watanabe of Japan competes in the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 7, 2015. The 18-year-old Watanabe touched the wall in 2 minutes, 21.15 seconds, giving Japan its second gold medal at the championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming: Japanese national c'ships

Kanako Watanabe swims en route to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Dec. 6, 2020.

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Swimming: Japanese national c'ships

Kanako Watanabe swims en route to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Dec. 6, 2020.

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Swimming: Japanese national c'ships

Kanako Watanabe swims en route to winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Dec. 6, 2020.

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Asian Games: Japan's Watanabe wins 200m breaststroke

Japan's Kanako Watanabe acknowledges the crowd at a medal ceremony after defending her Asian Games 200 meter breaststroke title in Jakarta on Aug. 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Watanabe competes in women's 200 breaststroke

Photo taken Aug. 10, 2016, shows Japan's Kanako Watanabe competing in the women's 200 breaststroke at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Watanabe, the 2015 world champion, failed to advance to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe fails to earn medal in women's 100 breaststroke

Japan's Kanako Watanabe competes in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 4, 2015. Watanabe, who claimed the silver in the 200 individual medley the previous day, placed fourth, 0.01 second behind third-place finisher Alla Atkinson of Jamaica. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hosszu sets world record in 200 IM at worlds, Watanabe 2nd

Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu (R) and Kanako Watanabe of Japan attend a medal ceremony after winning gold and silver, respectively, in the women's 200-meter individual medley at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 3, 2015. Hosszu set a world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe claims 200 IM silver at worlds with Japan record

Japanese swimmer Kanako Watanabe poses for photos with her silver medal after the women's 200-meter individual medley final at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 3, 2015. Watanabe set a Japanese record of 2 minutes, 8.45 seconds in the race won by Katinka Hosszu of Hungary in a world record time of 2:06.12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe claims 200 IM silver at worlds with Japan record

Kanako Watanabe swims the breaststroke portion of the women's 200-meter individual medley final at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 3, 2015. Watanabe set a Japanese record of 2 minutes, 8.45 seconds in the race won by Katinka Hosszu of Hungary in a world record time of 2:06.12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo