Kosuke Kitajima

SwimSwam’s Top 15 World Swimming Moments of the 2010s

With the 2010-2019 decade officially ending, we’re looking back at the world’s top 10 swimming moments of the past ten years.

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ISL to Add Tokyo, Toronto Teams in Second Season; Kitajima to Head ISL Japan

Four-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima will head the yet-to-be-named ISL Tokyo team, while Global Swim Series’ Robert Kent will lead the Toronto squad.

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La Segunda Temporada De La ISL Contará Con Nuevos Equipos En Toronto Y Tokio

Kosuke Kitajima, cuatro veces campeón olímpico, dirigirá el equipo procedente de Tokio, mientras que Robert Kent (Global Swim Series) guiará el de Toronto.

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ISL: Annunciati I Team DI Toronto E Tokyo Per La Stagione 2020/21

La ISL ha annunciato durante la conferenza stampa svoltasi a Las Vegas sabato, che per la stagione 20/2021 ci saranno due ulteriori team: Tokyo e Toronto

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2019 World Champs Preview: Chupkov Leads All-Star Pack in Competitive 200 BR

The men’s 200 breast holds the fastest performers in history with the defending World champ (Chupkov) and world record holder (Watanabe) in contention.

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Daniel Gyurta Nominato Consulente Del Ministro Affari Esteri Ungherese

Dieci mesi dopo aver annunciato il suo ritiro ufficiale dal nuoto professionistico, il campione olimpico Daniel Gyurta è stato nominato…

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2012 Olympic Champion Daniel Gyurta Named Senior Advisor to Hungarian Foreign Ministry

Ten months after his official retirement from swimming, Gyurta is getting into politics.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Hirai & Umehara, Asian Coaches Of The Year

Along with Japanese National Team Coach Norimasa Hirai, Daiya Seto’s coach, Takayuki Umehara, earned our Swammy Award for the 2018 Asian Coach of the Year.

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Japan’s Never-Ending Racing Season Continues With Kitajima Cup

Japanese athletes have been on a perpetual racing schedule this year, which continues with the Kitajima Cup taking place this week.

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Watch Teen Phenom Rikako Ikee Race Olympic Legend Kosuke Kitajima

Want to see Rikako Ikee race alongside Kosuke Kitajima?

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Rikako Ikee Becomes First Woman Ever To Win Asian Games MVP

Rikako Ikee, just 18 years old, became the first woman ever to be awarded MVP of the Asian Games.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the Pan Pacs Record this morning, Murphy is set up for a backstroke sweep and could swim his first sub-1:54 since Rio.

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World Record Holder Ippei Watanabe Lowers Prenot’s 200 BR Meet Record

Ippei Watanabe broke the Pan Pacific Championship meet record to win gold in the men’s 200 breast.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Yasuhiro Koseki is one of the contenders in the men’s 200 breast on day 4 of the Pan Pacific Championships.

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Josh Prenot Breaks Pan Pacs Record in 200 Breast Prelims

The former mark was a 2:08.36 done by Japanese breaststroke legend Kosuke Kitajima at the 2010 Pan Pacs.

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