Kosuk Kitajima

Japan's four-time Olympic swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima has announced his engagement to a 27-year-old pop singer.Kitajima, 30, said in a statement he had been going out with Chisa for two years and "was able to devote myself to my competitive career because of her support".Chisa is the vocalist with the Girl Next Door trio. Her family name has not been publicly disclosed.In a separate statement on the band's website Tuesday, Chisa called for her fans' continuing support and said she would...Read Full Story

Double Olympic 200m breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima of Japan was pipped by America's Eric Shanteau in the second stage of the Mare Nostrum circuit here on Thursday.Kitajima, a four-time Olympic champion who has returned to action this season after a sabbatical year, reached the line in 2min 11.64sec, just behind Shanteau, who took the honours in a time of 2:11.59.Russia's Grigory Falko was third in 2:13.65.Kitajima, who won the 100m breaststroke on Wednesday, had earlier secured victory...Read Full Story

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