Tag: Haruka Ueda
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Japan Swim: Kitajima posts 200 breaststroke world textile best
At the Japan Swim today, Kosuke Kitajima clocked 2:08.00 in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke, surpassing Naoya Tomita’s textile best of 2:08.25 set in Hamamatsu, Japan last year, and easy qualifying within the Japan cut of 2:10.27. And, Ryo Tateishi was right behind him in 2:08.17, closing in on Kitajima at the end. Haruka Ueda…
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3 national records on first day of Japanese trials
After having to cancel the Japanese Long Course Championships due to the earthquake and tsunami catastrophe, the Japanese swimming federation still managed to put together a high qualify Shanghai 2011 trials meet in Hamamatsu. Yosuke Miyamoto became the first Japanese to swim under 15:00 in the men’s 1500 freestyle, with a 14:57.56, compared to Ryoji…