5 Storylines, All the Links You Need For the 2016 Japan Open
Daiya Seto and Kosuke Hagino will be two swimmers to watch this weekend at the 2016 Japan Open.
JPN’s Hagino Says Luck Will Not Be Involved In Beating Phelps
Japan’s mega-star, Kosuke Hagino, says that ‘mental toughness will be key’ in Rio.
Guy ‘Over the Moon’ With His Performance in the 200 Freestyle (Video)
James Guy told British Swimming that he was ‘over the moon’ with his time of 1:45.19 in the 200 freestyle…
Despite Tough Standards, Japan Assembles Its 2nd-Largest Olympic Squad
Despite tough Japanese Olympic-qualifying standards that sometimes stood quicker than the country’s own record in the event, the Japanese are bringing its 2nd-largest swimming squad ever to an Olympics.
Rio Hypothetical 200 Free: Hagino Vs. ‘Insert American Swimmer Here’
Townley Haas is among the possible U.S. swimmers who can break out at Trials and establish himself as a threat to Japan’s Kosuke Hagino and France’s Yannick Agnel (if he swims) in the 200m freestyle.
Key Quotes From Japanese Swimmers At Olympic Trials
Notable quotables from a few key Japanese stars from Tokyo’s Olympic Trials this past week.
Phelps, Lochte, Hagino, Cseh: A Look At Rio’s Potential 200 IM Final
With Kosuke Hagino’s monster 1:55.07 200 IM at today’s Japanese Olympic Trials, one can’t help but look at what this event’s potentially legendary final may look like in Rio.
WATCH Kosuke Hagino Break Japanese Record in 200 IM (RACE VIDEO)
2016 JAPAN SWIM (JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRIALS) Monday, April 4th – Sunday, April 10th Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Prelims at…
Hagino, Kaneto Make Big-Time Statements On Day 6 Finals Of JPN Trials
If Kosuke Hagino dropped the hammer earlier in the meet with his 1:45.50 200 free victory, he unloaded an entire arsenal in clinching the new Japanese National Record in the 200 IM (1:55.07).
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 5 Finals Live Recap: Hagino Drops The Hammer
Bold, statement-making swim from 21-year-old Kosuke Hagino. 1:55.98 in the men’s 200 IM to score the #1 time in the world.
Japanese Men’s Team: Where They’re Strong, They’re Extremely Strong
Let’s take a high-level look at the strong and not-so-strong angles of the Japanese men’s swimming team in the midst of what’s happening at Trials in Tokyo.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
Reigning 400IM World Champion, Daiya Seto, will try to hold off teammate Kosuke Hagino in the morning 200m IM race in Tokyo.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 4 Finals Recap: Major 200 IM Shake-ups
Teenager Runa Imai picked the right time to explode, clocking the 2nd-swiftest women’s 200m IM time tonight and punching her ticket to Rio.
2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 3 Finals Live Recap: Hagino Smokes 200 Free
Kosuke Hagino rocked the world’s fastest 200m freestyle time while competing at the Japanese Olympic Trials tonight.
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.
