VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 21. NOT too long ago, Kosuke Kitajima was the world's premier breaststroker. Not only did the Japanese star hold world records in the 100 and 200 distances, he was the ...

Kosuke Kitajima announced his retirement from the sport of swimming, following his fifth place finish in the 200 breaststroke at the 2016 Japanese Olympic Trials. The most decorated breaststroker of ...

Shortly after finishing fifth in the men’s 200-meter breast at the 2016 Japanese Olympics Trials, breaststroke legend Kosuke Kitajima called it a career. “This has become my last serious race,” ...

The 32-year-old from Tokyo not ruling out competing at Rio Games in 2016 Ask anyone from the U.S. to name a famous swimmer and they will probably say Michael Phelps. But put the same question to ...

Typically, debates rage over who is the greatest athlete in a particular stroke. When it comes to the men’s breaststroke events, there is no question. Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima has a firm handle on ...

TOKYO, Japan, April 16. EARLIER today, the Japanese swimming federation announced a 31-member squad for the world championship team that will compete in Barcelona this summer. Among the highlights ...

Japanese swim star Kosuke Kitajima relishes the role of challenger, but he will have to adopt that of favourite when he defends his 100m and 200m Olympic breaststroke titles in Beijing. It was as a ...

BEIJING, China, August 11. MAKE it two in a row for Kosuke Kitajima, and this one in world-record time. The defending Olympic champion in the 100 breaststroke turned in a barrier-breaking performance ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, September 27. OLYMPIC legend Kosuke Kitajima wants to continue swimming toward a berth on the 2016 Japanese Olympic team, despite the lack of winning individual medals in London and ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 29. IN the absence of world-record holder and defending champion Brendan Hansen, out due to a virus, Japan's Kosuke Kitajima was the top qualifier for the final of the 200 ...

Four-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima – the only man in history to have won back-to-back breaststroke titles – believes athletes must prepare for every eventuality and overcome every hurdle in ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. OMAHA -- Kosuke Kitajima reacted in an interesting way to Brendan Hansen ...