Kanako Spendlove (スペンドラブ 佳奈子, Spendlove Kanako, née Kitao(北尾), born 6 February 1982) is a Japanese-American synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Japan, and won a silver medal.[1]
After the 2004 Summer Olympics, Spendlove performed for Cirque du Soleil and she renounced her Japanese citizenship in December 2015.[2] During this time, she found her own fashion brand, Perolagua.[3]
Spendlove is continuing synchro-swimming in mixed duet, partnering with Bill May[2] since 2016.[4] The pair met on their respective first national team outings in 1996.[5] Together, they won the bronze medals in the mixed duet free routine and the mixed duet technical routine at the 2017 Synchronized Swimming World Championships.
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ abMajoros, Kevin (9 February 2017). "Synchronized swimmer finds hope after decades of exile". Washington Blade. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^"Perolagua Facebook Page". Facebook. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^"Bill May Continues Quest to The Olympics With New Duet Partner Kanako Spendlove". Inside Synchro. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^"Twice As Nice: Bill May And Kanako Spendlove Win Second Bronze At Synchro World Championships". TeamUSA.org. USOPC. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
kanako, kitao, kanako, spendlove, スペンドラブ, 佳奈子, spendlove, kanako, née, kitao, 北尾, born, february, 1982, japanese, american, synchronized, swimmer, competed, 2004, summer, olympics, japan, silver, medal, medal, recordwomen, synchronized, swimmingrepresenting, j. Kanako Spendlove スペンドラブ 佳奈子 Spendlove Kanako nee Kitao 北尾 born 6 February 1982 is a Japanese American synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Japan and won a silver medal 1 Kanako Kitao Medal recordWomen s synchronized swimmingRepresenting JapanOlympic Games2004 Athens TeamRepresenting United StatesWorld Championships2017 Budapest Mixed duet free2017 Budapest Mixed duet technical routineAfter the 2004 Summer Olympics Spendlove performed for Cirque du Soleil and she renounced her Japanese citizenship in December 2015 2 During this time she found her own fashion brand Perolagua 3 Spendlove is continuing synchro swimming in mixed duet partnering with Bill May 2 since 2016 4 The pair met on their respective first national team outings in 1996 5 Together they won the bronze medals in the mixed duet free routine and the mixed duet technical routine at the 2017 Synchronized Swimming World Championships References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Kanako Kitao Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 21 July 2012 a b Majoros Kevin 9 February 2017 Synchronized swimmer finds hope after decades of exile Washington Blade Retrieved 11 September 2017 Perolagua Facebook Page Facebook Retrieved 11 September 2017 Bill May Continues Quest to The Olympics With New Duet Partner Kanako Spendlove Inside Synchro 5 September 2016 Retrieved 11 September 2017 Twice As Nice Bill May And Kanako Spendlove Win Second Bronze At Synchro World Championships TeamUSA org USOPC 22 July 2017 Retrieved 11 September 2017 External links EditKanako Kitao at the International Olympic Committee Kanako Kitao at Olympics com This Japanese swimming biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kanako Kitao amp oldid 1120052416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
