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Brenton Rickard wins men's 100m breaststroke

ROME, Italy - Brenton Rickard of Australia smiles after winning the men's 100-meter breaststroke in a world-record 58.58 at the swimming world championships in Rome on July 27.

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Kitajima wins men's 200-meter breaststroke gold at Beijing Games

BEIJING, China - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (C), who claimed the gold medal in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Beijing Games on Aug. 14, poses for photos with silver medalist Brenton Rickard (L) of Australia and bronze medalist Hugues Duboscq of France (R) during the medal ceremony at the National Aquatics Center.

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Kitajima wins 200m breaststroke in absence of archrival

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (C) won the men's 200-meter breaststroke final March 30 in the absence of his archrival Brendan Hansen, claiming Japan's first gold medal at the world swimming championships in Melbourne. Brenton Rickard (L) of Australia came in second and Italian Loris Facci (R) third.

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Kitajima wins 200m breaststroke in absence of archrival

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (C) won the men's 200-meter breaststroke final March 30 in the absence of his archrival Brendan Hansen, claiming Japan's first gold medal at the world swimming championships in Melbourne. Brenton Rickard (L) of Australia came in second and Italian Loris Facci (R) third. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima wins men's 200-meter breaststroke gold at Beijing Games

BEIJING, China - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (C), who claimed the gold medal in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Beijing Games on Aug. 14, poses for photos with silver medalist Brenton Rickard (L) of Australia and bronze medalist Hugues Duboscq of France (R) during the medal ceremony at the National Aquatics Center. (Kyodo)