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YASUHIRO KOSEKI

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Jul 28, 2019
Japanese relay teams secure berths for Tokyo Olympics
Japan qualified for both the men's and women's 4x100-meter medley relay swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by advancing to their respective finals at the world championships on Sunday.
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Dec 14, 2018
Yasuhiro Koseki finishes fourth in 200-meter breaststroke at short course world championships
Yasuhiro Koseki missed the podium and finished fourth in the men's 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday, the third day of the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships.
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Dec 13, 2018
Yasuhiro Koseki establishes 100-meter breaststroke national record at short course world championships
Yasuhiro Koseki set a new national record Wednesday as he took bronze in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships.
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Aug 23, 2018
Koseki, Seto, Sakai capture second golds
Reigning world silver medalist Yasuhiro Koseki and Olympic bronze medalist Daiya Seto each collected their second gold medals on Wednesday as Japan won four events on the fourth day of Asian Games swimming.
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Aug 22, 2018
Yasuhiro Koseki wins 100 to complete breastroke double at Asian Games
Yasuhiro Koseki shook off a slow morning heat to win the men's 100-meter breaststroke gold from Lane 1 at the Asian Games on Wednesday.
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Aug 9, 2018
Kalisz outlasts Hagino, Seto in 400 IM on Pan Pacs opening day
Chase Kalisz proved he’s currently the best individual medley swimmer in the world with a crushing victory over the Japanese star duo.
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Apr 9, 2018
Rikako Ikee leading Japan's swimming charge toward 2020 Tokyo Olympics
With the Summer Olympics coming to Japan in two years' time, some athletes are close to being ready for it and some still need a little more time to get into top shape.
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Jul 29, 2017
Japan nets two breaststroke medals at world championships
Yasuhiro Koseki and Ippei Watanabe won silver and bronze, respectively, in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the world championships on Friday.
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Jul 26, 2017
Irie misses out on backstroke medal at worlds
Ryosuke Irie missed out on a medal Tuesday as he finished fourth in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships.
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Apr 16, 2017
Ikee claims record five titles at national swimming championships
Sixteen-year-old Rikako Ikee became the first woman to win five titles at the national swimming championships after sweeping the 50-meter freestyle and the 100 butterfly Sunday.
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Apr 14, 2017
Hagino rallies to win men's 200 freestyle; Ohashi shatters national mark in women's 400 IM
Kosuke Hagino was made to work again at the national swimming championships Friday, when he claimed a narrow victory in the men's 200-meter freestyle.
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Aug 11, 2016
World champ Hoshi settles for bronze in 200 butterfly
Natsumi Hoshi claimed a first swimming medal for Japan's women at the Rio Olympics with bronze in the 200-meter butterfly on Wednesday night.
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Apr 15, 2016
Hagino ready to meet Olympic challenge head-on
Japan's Olympic poster boy Kosuke Hagino insists he can handle the pressure of the nation's expectations as he bids for swimming glory at this summer's Rio Games.
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Apr 7, 2016
Kitajima secures spot in 200-meter breaststroke final
Kosuke Kitajima kept alive his hopes for a fifth Olympic appearance by a hair, squeezing into the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the national championships on Thursday.
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Apr 5, 2016
Kitajima stunned after failing to qualify for Rio in 100-meter breaststroke
Kosuke Kitajima failed to secure a trip to his fifth successive Olympics after not meeting the qualifying standard in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the national championships on Tuesday.
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Apr 11, 2015
Koseki takes national 200 breaststroke title
Yasuhiro Koseki blew away the field to win the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the national swimming championships on Saturday.
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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.
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Apr 10, 2014
Hagino wins showdown with Seto, takes 400 IM title at nationals
Kosuke Hagino outraced defending world champion Daiya Seto in the men's 400-meter individual medley final on the first day of the 90th Japan national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Thursday.

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