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| Takeshi
KAWAMOTO |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 19 Feb 1995
in Seto, JPN |
| Height | 1.74 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
Daughter Ema [2020] |
Residence |
Toyota, JPN |
Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
Languages |
Japanese |
Higher education |
Sports Science - Chukyo University: Japan |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began the sport at age three at Meitetsu Swimming School in Japan. |
Why this sport? |
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." |
Club / Team |
Toyota Motor Corporation: Japan |
Name of coach |
Yoshimitsu Shimoyama [national], JPN; Yuichiro Sasaki [personal], JPN |
Training Regime |
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." |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to music, dancing. (toyotatimes.jp, 06 Apr 2021) |
Most influential person in career |
His parents and daughter. (chunichi.co.jp, 09 Apr 2021; global.toyota, 26 Jul 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling. (toyotatimes.jp, 13 Apr 2021) |
Injuries |
He was sidelined for two months in 2017 due to a right elbow injury. (global.toyota, 26 Jul 2019) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Do your best and let the heavens do the rest." (global.toyota, 26 Jul 2019) |
Awards and honours |
In 2009 he received the Seto City Sports Achievement Award in Japan. (city.seto.aichi.jp, 11 Jan 2010) |
Other information |
STRETCHING BENEFITS
He believes that his ability in butterfly is a result of the leg stretching exercises he has done since childhood. "My advantage is the kick. I think my legs are the ones to beat when it comes to the butterfly dolphin kicks, not only in Japan but also in the world. It may be because I have always stretched a lot since I was a kid, so my ankles became more and more flexible. Thanks to that, even though I was already naturally muscular to begin with, I was able to make my dolphin kicks even stronger as I gained more muscle. I think the propulsion of the dolphin kick helps me swim faster." (toyotatimes.jp, 13 Apr 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 20 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
51.93 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
52.45 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
23.74 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
50.07 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
22.50 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:21.07 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:37.67 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:24.69 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Butterfly |
50.37 |
| 8 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Butterfly |
22.84 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:32.62 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:24.71 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
52.03 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
25.13 |
| 28 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
50.28 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
23.36 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
22.60 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
50.79 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
23.13 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
50.65 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
22.86 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
50.55 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
23.52 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Backstroke |
50.65 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
22.62 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
50.44 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Backstroke |
23.52 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Backstroke |
50.68 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
50.45 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Backstroke |
23.52 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
22.59 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
49.93 |
| 64 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 7 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
51.29 |
| 8 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
23.13 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
50.40 |
| 8 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
24.34 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
51.25 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
23.42 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
51.15 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
24.63 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
51.89 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
23.97 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
54.39 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
52.77 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Backstroke |
55.77 |
| 3 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
53.17 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
200m Backstroke |
2:01.89 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Backstroke |
25.82 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:41.10 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:23.09 |
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