Yuko Nakanishi

Yuko Nakanishi (中西悠子, Nakanishi Yūko, born April 24, 1981 in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.

Yuko Nakanishi

Personal information
Born	1981
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Japan Olympic Games 2004 Athens 200 m butterfly World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 200 m butterfly 2005 Montreal 200 m butterfly Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 200 m butterfly 2006 Victoria 4x100 m medley

She attended Osaka Seikei Girls' High School.

Major achievements

2000 Sydney Olympics

• 200m butterfly 7th (Heat 2:10.22, Semifinal 2:09.89, Final 2:09.66)

2004 Athens Olympics

• 100m butterfly 14th (Heat 1:00.16, Semifinal 59.53)
• 200m butterfly 3rd (Heat 2:10.04, Semifinal 2:08.83, Final 2:08.04)

2008 Beijing Olympics

• 100m butterfly 18th (Heat 58.61)
• 200m butterfly 5th (Heat 2:06.62, Semifinal 2:06.96, Final 2:07.32)

Personal bests

In long course

• 100m butterfly: 58.52 (April 16, 2008)
• 200m butterfly: 2:06.38 Japanese Record (April 19, 2008)

References

• http://www.joc.or.jp/beijing/athlete/aquatics/nakanishiyuko.html