Hiromasa Fujimori

2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 2 Finals Recap

15-year-old Rikako Ikee already scored a new National Record during semi-finals of the women’s 100m butterfly and followed that up with a big meet title-winning swim. Kosuke Kitajima, meanwhile, qualified for his 5th Olympic Games.

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Dynamic Kosuke Hagino Decides On Olympic Trials Schedule

Proven to be a weapon of competition destruction across a myriad of events, 21-year-old Kosuke Hagino has zeroed in on 3, possibly 4 events to contest at the Japanese National Championships (Trials), slated for April 3rd through April 10th.

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Watch Kosuke Hagino’s Comeback 200 IM From Kitajima Cup

Watch Japanese teammates Daiya Seto and Kosuke Hagino race head-to-head in the men’s 200 IM at last weekend’s Kosuke Kitajima Cup, Hagino’s first meet back since withdrawing from last year’s World Championships.

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2015 FINA World Cup Paris-Chartres: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Missy Franklin will be chasing the gold medal in the women’s 100m backstroke on Day Two of the Paris-Chartres stop of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015.

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Hagino Breaks 200 IM Asian and World Cup Record in Tokyo

Kousuke Hagino broke his own Asian and World Cup record in the men’s 200 IM posting a time of 1:51.27…

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Hoshi Goes 2:06 in 200 Fly, Makino Breaks Junior National Record in 200 IM at Japan Open.

For the first time so far, three days deep into the 2014 Japan Open, there were no senior National Records…

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Japan Open start lists announced, meet begins Thursday

The Japan Open will kick off this Thursday in Tatsumi, Japan, and the home country has shown up in full-force, according to the start lists, which include Olympic bronze medalist Kosuke Hagino.

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Russians Burn Up Pool Again on Morning 2 at World University Games

The Russians took the top seed in three of the five prelims events on Thursday in Kazan. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Watanabe Breaks National HS Record; Hagino Gets Payback in 200 IM at Japan Open

The first event of the final session of competition at the 2013 Japan Open, the 200 IM’s, provided the most…

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Daiya Seto Bests Hagino in Men’s 400 IM Battle of Titans at Japan Open

Day 2 (out of 3) at the 2013 Japan Open in Kanagawa may have settled down a little as the…

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