is a Japanese-American synchronized swimmer who competed in the

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for Japan, and won a silver medal. After the

, Spendlove performed for

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and she renounced her Japanese citizenship in December 2015. During this time, she found her own fashion brand, Perolagua. Spendlove is continuing synchro-swimming in mixed duet, partnering with Bill May since 2016. The pair met on their respective first national team outings in 1996. 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.

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* 1982 births Living people 21st-century Japanese sportswomen 21st-century American sportswomen American sportspeople of Japanese descent American synchronized swimmers Cirque du Soleil performers Japanese emigrants to the United States Japanese synchronized swimmers Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic synchronized swimmers for Japan Sportspeople from Kyoto Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub