Kosuke Kitajima

Kosuke Kitajima, the double gold medalist in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke races at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games, is training for what he hopes will be a three-peat medal sweep in his discipline at the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympic ...  

Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima won his first race of 2012 in taking the 200 meters at a time-trials meet in Fullerton, California, on Sunday. Kitajima topped the heats before clocking a mediocre time of 1 minute, 58.80 seconds in the 25-yard short-course pool.  

Swimming-Japan unveil 'new Kitajima' for London OlympicsYahoo! Eurosport UKJapan have unveiled 17-year-old swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi, labelling him the 'next Kosuke Kitajima' and predicting he could make a big splash at this year's London Olympics. The raw teen, who has won a world junior title in the 200 metres breaststroke, ...  

Japan has unveiled 17-year-old swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi, labeling him the "next Kosuke Kitajima" and predicting he could make a big splash at this year's London Olympics.  

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have unveiled 17-year-old swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi, labelling him the 'next Kosuke Kitajima' and predicting he could make a big splash at this year's London Olympics. The raw teen, who has won a world junior title in the ...  

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have unveiled 17-year-old swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi, labelling him the 'next Kosuke Kitajima' and predicting he could make a big splash at this year's London Olympics. The raw teen, who has won a world junior title in the 200 metres ...  

TOKYO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Japan have unveiled 17-year-old swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi, labelling him the ‘next Kosuke Kitajima’ and predicting he could make a big splash at this year’s London Olympics. The raw teen, who has won a world ...  

TOKYO: Japan has unveiled 17-year-old swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi, labelling him the ‘next Kosuke Kitajima’ and predicting he could make a big splash at this year’s London Olympics. The raw teen, who has won a world junior title in the 200 metres ...  

Japan unveil "new Kitajima" for London OlympicsReuters UKTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have unveiled 17-year-old swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi, labelling him the 'next Kosuke Kitajima' and predicting he could make a big splash at this year's London Olympics. The raw teen, who has won a world junior title in the 200 ...and more »  

Ryo Tateishi laid down the gauntlet to two-time double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima after obliterating the field in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the national short-course championships on Sunday. Tateishi, who broke Kitajima's record in the 100 breaststroke a day earlier, won in 2 minutes, 3.82 seconds, more than 2.5 seconds faster than runner-up Yukihiro Takahashi.