Kitajima breaks nat'l record in 50-meter breaststroke

Kitajima breaks nat'l record in 50-meter breaststroke

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima looks at an electric scoreboard after rewriting his own Japanese record in the men's 50-meter breaststroke at the national swimming championships in Tokyo on April 22. Kitajima clocked 27.99 seconds in the semifinal at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. (Kyodo)

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