Takeshi Kawamoto

2016 Japan Open: Cate Campbell, Hagino Impress At Day 2 Finals

Cate Campbell tied her world leading 52.38 in the 100 freestyle on day 2 of the Japan Open.

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2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

We didn’t see any 100m freestyle Olympic qualifiers yesterday, but we’ll see if anyone can meet the stiff Japanese standards in the splash n’ dash today.

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Japan Sending 25 to the World Championships in Kazan

The Japanese Swimming Federation has announced a team of 25 athletes who they will be sending to the World Championships in Kazan…

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Another Good Night for Watanabe at the New South Wales Championships

Kanako Watanabe won the women’s 200 IM in a time of 2:10.76 which is the second fastest time swum in the world this year…

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Hagino Breaks Student Championship Records; Shioura Nearly Gets National Records

Japan’s Kosuke Hagino had one last stellar long course meet in him before closing the championship season. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Australian Youth Olympic Festival Wrap Up

The Australian Youth Olympic Festival came to a close earlier today and is being considered a huge success. Many of…

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Australian Youth Olympic Festival; Six Events Six Festival Records

The Australian Youth Olympic Festival was created by the Australian Olympic Committee to give aspiring Olympians under the age of…

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Yamaguchi Becomes Youngest Swimmer in World This Year to Break Minute Barrier

The final two days of the Japanese High School Championship wrapped on Monday morning, with more spectacular swimming from Akihiro Yamaguchi serving…

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