Kitajima shakes off injury concerns to win 100

CHIBA, Japan - Reigning Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima is in action in the men's 100-meter breaststroke on the opening day of the International Swim Meet 2007 Chiba international swimming center in Narashino on Aug. 21. He showed little effects of a recent injury to win the race with a time of 59.74 seconds, 0.21 off his national record.

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