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