Kanako Watanabe

Picks: Gyurta’s Heat or Kitajima’s History in 200 Breast

Can Gyurta’s impressive three-year run trump Kitajima’s run at a breaststroke three-peat? (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Cesar Misses Final at Sette Colli; 2:08’s Battle in 200 Breast

(Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Yamaguchi Breaks Japanese Junior Breaststroke Record at Japan Open

(Photo Courtesy © Tim Binning, theswimpictures.com)

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Aya Terakawa Breaks Japanese Record at Japan Open

It wasn’t by much, but Terakawa’s 100 back was good for a new all-time mark.

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Suzuki Regains Breaststroke Throne on Day 3 in Japan

No National Records went down on day three of the 2012 “Japan Swim” Japanese Olympic Trials meet, after three were…

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Thorpe Touches 13th in 100 Fly; Blair Evans Cracks All-Time Top-10

We’ll start the wrapup of day 2 in Beijing with the obligatory Ian Thorpe report, as he finished 13th in prelims…

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8 Meet Records in 11 Events Punctuate Final Day of 2011 FINA Youth World Championships; Canadian NAG Record Goes Down

The final day of competition at the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships were quite the doozey, with 8 Meet…

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Brittany MacLean Breaks Through With First Gold at 2011 FINA Youth Worlds

There were 9 finals on day 4 of the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, though 5…

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Japan's Watanabe, Australia's McEvoy Perform Well on Day 3 Prelims from FINA Youth Worlds

On the day 3 prelims of the 2011 FINA Youth World Championships, we saw yet another Meet Record go down,…

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