Yasuhiro Koseki blew away the field to win the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the national swimming championships on Saturday.
Koseki touched the wall at Tatsumi International Swimming Center in 2 minutes, 7.77 seconds and along with runnerup Ryo Tateishi (2:09.54) passed the event’s qualifying standard for a spot in this summer’s swimming world championships in Kazan, Russia.
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