Kitajima resumes training, sets sights on world records

Kitajima resumes training, sets sights on world records

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympics double gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima speaks with reporters at a Tokyo swimming center after resuming full-scale training on Nov. 24. Kitajima warned Brendan Hansen he is out to reclaim the world records he lost to the American summer.

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