Ex-Olympic swimmer, TV personality Michiko Kihara dies at 59

Ex-Olympic swimmer, TV personality Michiko Kihara dies at 59

TOKYO, Japan - Michiko Kihara (file photo), who swam for Japan at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and became a popular television personality, died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 18. Kihara assumed the post of director of the Japan Swimming Federation in 2005, coached swimming and contributed to the promotion of masters swimming.

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