More Sports / Swimming Jun 22, 2014

Koseki zooms to title in men's 200m breaststroke at Japan Open

Yasuhiro Koseki blew away the field to win the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Japan Open swimming tournament on Sunday. Koseki touched home at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in 2 minutes, 8.34 seconds at the meet that doubled as a qualifier for this fall's ...

More Sports / Swimming May 30, 2013

Swimmers Hagino, Yamaguchi draw positives from below-par performances

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Even in a post-Olympic year, the spotlight is still there on the swimming pool. Teenage phenoms Kosuke Hagino and Akihiro Yamaguchi are Japan's latest stars in swimming, and are expected to lead "Tobiuo Japan" for years to come. Both received a lot of attention last year. ...