Kitajima sets 200-meter breaststroke world record

Kitajima sets 200-meter breaststroke world record

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima powers his way toward a world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Japan Open in Tokyo on June 8 wearing the Speedo's high-tech LZR Racer.

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