| Full Name | Yanagisawa Akane (柳澤 明希) |
| Nation | Japan |
| Birthdate | October 8, 1998 |
| Olympics | 2020 |
| Status | Active |
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Career Highlights
2020 Olympian… Three-time World medalist… Silver medalist at the Asian Games in 2018… Competed at the 2019 and 2022 FINA World Championships… Swam at the 2016 FINA Junior World Championships.
2022: Won silver in technical team and free combination, and bronze in free team at the World Championships.
2021: Finished fourth in team at the Olympic Games… Swam in the technical and free team routines at the World Series leg in Kazan.
2020: Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.
2019: Placed fourth in free team and free combination at the FINA World Championships… Served as alternate to the technical team all season… Also competed in two world series meets as part of the team routines – Tokyo and Greensboro.
2018: Competed at the Synchro America Open in the ‘B’ team in the technical team, free combination and highlight events.
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Headshot: TV Asahi