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butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. He won gold medals at the

2001 Summer Universiade The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports ...

Personal bests

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)

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KOUHEI KAWAMOTO OFFICIAL WEB SITE
1979 births Living people Japanese male butterfly swimmers Sportspeople from Niigata Prefecture Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games Universiade medalists in swimming Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub