Kanako Kitao Explained
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[2] and she renounced her Japanese citizenship in December 2015.[3] During this time, she found her own fashion brand, Perolagua.[4]
Spendlove is continuing synchro-swimming in mixed duet, partnering with Bill May since 2016.[5] The pair met on their respective first national team outings in 1996.[6] 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.
Notes and References
- https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kanako-kitao-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213335/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kanako-kitao-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 21 July 2012.
- Web site: Champion Swimmers become Circus Stars - Athlete to Artist - O - Cirque du Soleil . YouTube . Cirque du Soileil . 26 November 2023.
- Web site: Synchronized swimmer finds hope after decades of exile . . Kevin . Majoros . 9 February 2017 . 11 September 2017.
- Web site: Perolagua Facebook Page . Facebook . 11 September 2017.
- Web site: Bill May Continues Quest to The Olympics With New Duet Partner Kanako Spendlove . Inside Synchro . 5 September 2016 . 11 September 2017.
- Web site: Twice As Nice: Bill May And Kanako Spendlove Win Second Bronze At Synchro World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170723012622/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/July/22/Twice-As-Nice-Bill-May-And-Kanako-Spendlove-Win-Second-Bronze-At-Synchro-World-Championships . dead . 23 July 2017 . TeamUSA.org . . 22 July 2017 . 11 September 2017.
