Yukimi Moriyama (born 9 August 1996) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in

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, China. In 2018, she also competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle and 1500 metre freestyle events at the

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held in Jakarta, Indonesia. At the

2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were held from 27 to 31 August 2014 in Maui, Hawaii, United States.

, as part of the

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competition contested at Ulua Beach in

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, Moriyama won the gold medal in the 10 kilometre open water marathon with a time of 2:00:00.0, finishing over three full minutes ahead of the silver medalist from Australia.Hy-Tek (31 August 2014)
"Meet Results: 2014 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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* 1996 births Living people Japanese female freestyle swimmers Place of birth missing (living people) Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 2022 Asian Games {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub