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)
Michael Phelps Becomes First to Win Three Straight Titles
Phelps takes the 200 IM for the third time, leaving Lochte, Cseh and Pereira in his wake.
Daniel Gyurta Clips 200 Breast World Record
Hungary’s Gyurta hangs on in final 50 to win gold in London
Adrian Shocks the Field, Wins 100 Free Gold by .01 in Day 5 Finals
On Wednesday, Nathan Adrian did something that no American has done in nearly a quarter of a century. (Photo Courtesy: US Presswire)