Swim king Kosuke Kitajima finished outside the medals after placing fourth in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships on Monday.

The two-time double Olympic champion never really got going in the final at Oriental Sports Center's indoor pool and came home with a disappointing time of 1 minute, 0.03 seconds.

Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen, who had the fastest time in the semifinals, won the gold medal in 58.71. Italy's Fabio Scozzoli won the silver in 59.42 while South African Cameron van der Burgh took the bronze in 59.49.