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Key Quotes From Japanese Swimmers At Olympic Trials

Notable quotables from a few key Japanese stars from Tokyo’s Olympic Trials this past week.

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Kosuke Kitajima Officially Announces Retirement After Storied Career

Having unofficially conveyed his desire to retire just days ago, legendary Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima made his good-bye official today during a press conference in Tokyo.

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Phelps, Lochte, Hagino, Cseh: A Look At Rio’s Potential 200 IM Final

With Kosuke Hagino’s monster 1:55.07 200 IM at today’s Japanese Olympic Trials, one can’t help but look at what this event’s potentially legendary final may look like in Rio.

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WATCH Kosuke Hagino Break Japanese Record in 200 IM (RACE VIDEO)

2016 JAPAN SWIM (JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRIALS) Monday, April 4th – Sunday, April 10th Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Prelims at…

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WATCH Rie Kaneto Become First Japanese Woman Under 2:20 in 200 Breast

2016 JAPAN SWIM (JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRIALS) Monday, April 4th – Sunday, April 10th Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Prelims at…

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A Closer Look At Rie Kaneto’s 2:19.65 200 Breast JPN National Record

Veteran Japanese swimmer Rie Kaneto just surpassed her own Japanese National Record to become the first woman ever from her nation to clock a mark under 2:20.00 in the 200m breaststroke event.

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Li Zhuhao Ties Chinese Record in 100 Fly in 51.24

China’s Li Zhuhao is the fastest 100 butterflier in the world in 2016, but

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Hagino, Kaneto Make Big-Time Statements On Day 6 Finals Of JPN Trials

If Kosuke Hagino dropped the hammer earlier in the meet with his 1:45.50 200 free victory, he unloaded an entire arsenal in clinching the new Japanese National Record in the 200 IM (1:55.07).

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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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Tokyo 2020 Presents Short List Of 4 Possible Logos

Take a look at the 4 logos on the list of possibilities to represent the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

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2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 5 Finals Live Recap: Hagino Drops The Hammer

Bold, statement-making swim from 21-year-old Kosuke Hagino. 1:55.98 in the men’s 200 IM to score the #1 time in the world.

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Breaststroking Legend Kosuke Kitajima Reportedly Announces Retirement

At the immediate conclusion of tonight’s finals of the Japanese Olympic Trials taking place in Tokyo, legendary breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima reportedly announced his retirement.

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Japanese Men’s Team: Where They’re Strong, They’re Extremely Strong

Let’s take a high-level look at the strong and not-so-strong angles of the Japanese men’s swimming team in the midst of what’s happening at Trials in Tokyo.

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2 Japanese Sprint Freestyle Records Broken, Yet No Olympic Qualifiers

Despite seeing 2 National Records fall during tonight’s finals, the nation of Japan is without male and female 100m freestyle representation in Rio at this point.

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