What’s the Buzz On The Web: Twas the Night Before Swimming
Rowdy Gaines’ view of the pool for the upcoming World Championships. (Courtesy: Rowdy Gaines)
Japan Gives Kitajima Reprieve; Will Swim 100 Breaststroke
Kosuke Kitajima got a pass into the individual 100 breaststroke for this week’s World Championships (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Herasimenia wins 50 Butterfly in WUG Record Time of 25.84
Aliaksandra Herasimenia took the women’s 50 butterfly in a World University Games record time of 25.84. The pervious games record of 25.97 was held by her fellow country woman Svetlana Khokhlova. (Photo credit: Janna Schulz)
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…
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…
Kitajima Swims Season Best 100 Breast to Start Japan Open
Kosuke Kitajima (above) had a good reaction to his month spent training with Dave Salo, and Kosuke Hagino was back in the pool after a dominating Japanese Championships performance. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Kosuke Kitajima to Train Back at USC for a Month Leading Into Japan Open
Kosuke Kitajima will return back for a short training stint with Dave Salo at USC leading up to the Japan Open in late May. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Japan Announces World Championship Roster; Kitajima Relays-Only
Kosuke Kitajima made the roster for the World Championships, but will swim only the medley relay. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Kosuke Hagino Crushes Asian Record in 400 IM; Kitajima Wins 100 Breaststroke
In what was a slow day overall to kick of Japan’s four-day National Championship, Kosuke Hagino mutulated his own Asian continental record. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Big day for Japan in New South Wales
On the second evening of the New South Wales State Open Championships Japanese swimmers Ryosuke Irie, Aya Terakawa and Kosuke Hagino all…
Coutts takes 50 butterfly and 100 freestyle on first night of New South Wales Championships
Men’s 400 freestyle 18 year old Kosuke Hagino of Japan found himself third at the 200 meter mark where David…
Nort: Creating a great learning environment
Katrina Radke talks with Olympic coach Nort Thornton on fostering a learning environment for the athletes, developing a team environment,…
The Kosuke Kitajima Photo Vault
Swim News: Japan’s Olympic Icon in images (Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Akihiro Yamaguchi Breaks World Record in Japan!
Akihiro Yamaguchi very nearly broke 2:07 in the 200 breaststroke at Japan’s National Sports Festival on Saturday.
Sun Yang Crushes World Record on Final Day of Olympics (RECAP)
Sun Yang hammered the World Record in the men’s 1500 free (Photo Courtesy: US Presswire)