Japan Names 27 to Olympic Roster
Even with tough standards, all but 6 event champions are headed to London (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Japanese Men’s Medley Becomes Clearer After Final Day of Trials
No new Olympic spots were handed out, but Haruka Ueda did look very good in the women’s 50 free. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Kitajima Swims Textile-Best on Day 5 of Japanese Trials
Kosuke Kitajima continued to look as strong as ever, this time with a win in the 200 breast. (Thanks to YouTube user 真之介 山田 for uploading the video).
Kitajima Breaks 100 Breast Japanese Record [Video Added]
At 29-years old, Kitajima isn’t slowing down at all (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Womens 400 Medley
The medley relays are where things really get dicey in Shanghai. In the free relays, it’s more clear-cut who is…
Cracking the Relays: Women's 400 Free
Next up, we’ll take a look at the women’s 400 free relay As a reminder, to see the full selections for…
Down Goes Kitajima! Felled By Textile Best from Tomita On Day 3 at Japanese Trials
While many in attendance in Hamamatsu were there specifically to see the glory that is Kosuke Kitajima in the breaststroke…
National Record Count Runs to 5 at Japanese Trials
See Day 1 Recap After 3 National Records were broken on day 1, competitors at the Japanese World Championship Trials…
Scaled-Back Japanese Nationals See World-Ranked Times on Day 1
With the tragedy of destruction and pending nuclear threat in Japan, the planned National Swimming Championships had to be postponed…