Japan's Kitajima reigns, Bernard takes sprint

Phelps the Phenom Asia's greatest swimmer Kosuke Kitajima stole the spotlight from Michael Phelps on Thursday with an unprecedented double-double in the Olympics breaststroke. France's Alain......

More disappointment in the pool for Kitajima

Multiple Olympic gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima again suffered disappointment at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Monday after the Japanese could only finish fourth in his favoured 100m......

Kitajima gives Japan chance of glory

If it wasn't for Michael Phelps, Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima would have been the star of last year's world swimming championships.The 21-year-old from Tokyo set world records in the 100......

Kitajima ponders future after London Olympics flop

Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima is in no rush to make a decision on his future after the four-times Olympic champion failed to deliver at the London Games, local media reported on Wednesday. The......

Hansen smashes second WR

Brendan Hansen has broken his second world record in four days, swimming the 200 metres breaststroke in 2:09.04 at the U.S. Olympic trials. On Sunday Hansen broke the old mark of 2:09.42 set by......