Kohei Kawamoto (河本 耕平, Kawamoto Kōhei, born October 6, 1979 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata) is a butterfly swimmer from Japan. He won gold medals at the 2001 Summer Universiade.

Kohei Kawamoto
Personal information
Full nameKohei Kawamoto
Nationality Japan
Born (1979-10-06) October 6, 1979 (age 45)
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Height177 cm (70 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly
ClubNSP / The Race Club / Phoenix Swim Club
College teamChuo University of Japan
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing 50m Butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing 100m Butterfly
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan 100m Butterfly

Personal bests

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In long course swim pools Kawamoto's bests are:

Japanese record holder of 100m Butterfly at 51.00

14 times Asian and Japanese records.

2 times World Cup champion of butterfly.(2006,2010)

  • 50m butterfly: 23.46 (October 25, 2009 LCM)
  • 100m butterfly: 51.00 Asian, Japanese record (September 11, 2009 LCM)

References

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