Kosuke Hagino

2014 Asian Games – Sun Yang Takes Down Hagino And Park In 400 Free – Day Three Finals

After his completion of the Asian Games remained questionable following his absence from the Chinese 4x200m freestyle relay team last night, it seems as though Sun Yang got the rest he needed to come back and win the 400m freestyle final tonight.

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2014 Asian Games – Hagino Picks Up Two More Golds To Make Him Three For Four – Day Two Finals

Junya Koga absolutely dominated the race in the men’s 50m backstroke churning into the wall like a madman to grab the gold with a time of 24.28. That time was just four one-hundredths shy of the Asian record of 24.24, but did break his own Asian Games record of 24.46 which he set in prelims.

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Sun Yang drops out of Chinese 800 free relay with finger injuries, will still compete in individuals in Incheon

China’s Sun Yang dropped out of his country’s 4×200 free relay at the Asian Games today, but does plan to finish out his slate of individual events, according to his coach, Yang Zadong.

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2014 Asian Games – Day Two Prelims

On day two of the prelims Kosuke Hagino will once again be looking to put himself into position for a great evening…

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2014 Asian Games – Hagino knocks off Sun and Park for 200 free gold on day 1

Kosuke Hagino won one of the premier races of day 1, besting Sun Yang and Park Tae-hwan to take home gold in the 200 freestyle.

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Asian Games – Day One Prelims

The men’s 200 freestyle marks the start of the swimming events at the 2014 Asian Games…

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7 Storylines to watch, all the links you need for the swimming portion of the 2014 Asian Games

South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan has won six gold medals over the past two Asian Games and will face Chinese rival Sun Yang at home.

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Asian Games start lists drop; Park sticking to freestyle, Hagino in 6 individuals

Japan’s Kosuke Hagino (right) is entered in 6 individual events at the Asian Games, with shots to medal in all 6.

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Kosuke Hagino breaks Asian 200 IM record with 1:55.33 at Japan Intercollegiate Champs

Daiya Seto and Kosuke Hagino swept the top two spots in the 200 IM, with Hagino breaking his own national and continental records.

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National 50 free record for 19-year-old Miki Uchida at Japan’s Intercollegiate Championships

Miki Uchida was the star of Japan’s Intercollegiate Championships today, breaking a national record in the 50 free that was nearly as old as she is.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the final day of the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Day 4 live prelims recap

Michael Phelps made the final of the 200 IM, while his longtime rival Ryan Lochte just missed the cut in Australia.

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U.S. adds 10 more medals, Australia cuts gold gap to 3 with one day of Pan Pacs remaining

The Australian 4×100 free relay earned gold thanks to Cate and Bronte Campbell, and the Aussies cut down the U.S. lead in gold medals by 1 on the third day.

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2014 Pan Pacs – Day 3 Finals Recap – Ledecky Delivers Record Swim

Ledecky breaks the 400 free World Record again, taking nearly a half a second off her record to improve to a 3:58.37.

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8 things we learned from day 2 of the Pan Pacific Championships

Lights-out Ledecky: Katie Ledecky showed her speed with a relay run-down, and proved she can take over the American team with Missy Franklin slowed up by an injury.

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