Shortly after finishing fifth in the men’s 200-meter breast at the 2016 Japanese Olympics Trials, breaststroke legend Kosuke Kitajima called it a career. “This has become my last serious race,” ...

Kosuke Kitajima announced his retirement from the sport of swimming, following his fifth place finish in the 200 breaststroke at the 2016 Japanese Olympic Trials. The most decorated breaststroker of ...

Kitajima's maturation as an athlete and his hunger for lasting greatness, however, don't surprise those who have seen him develop into a muscular, power athlete. Tokyo Swimming Center member Tsuyoshi ...

BARCELONA, SPAIN - JULY 30: Kosuke Kitajima of Japan prepares to compete during the the Swimming Men’s 50m Breaststroke Semifinal 1 on day eleven of the 15th FINA World Championships at Palau Sant ...

The 32-year-old from Tokyo not ruling out competing at Rio Games in 2016 Ask anyone from the U.S. to name a famous swimmer and they will probably say Michael Phelps. But put the same question to ...

This Saturday the world's eyes will be fixed on the Aquatics Centre, and particularly the showdown between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte in the 400m individual medley final. If Phelps wins, he will ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - JUNE 19: (CHINA OUT, SOUTH KOREA OUT) Kosuke Kitajima reacts after finishing third in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke during day one of the Japan Open 2014 Swimming at Tokyo Tatsumi ...

Japanese swim star Kosuke Kitajima relishes the role of challenger, but he will have to adopt that of favourite when he defends his 100m and 200m Olympic breaststroke titles in Beijing. It was as a ...

ATHENS – U.S. swimmers accused Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima of cheating in his narrow 2004 Olympic Games 100-meter breaststroke victory against American Brendan Hansen on Sunday night. Saying Kitajima had ...