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Jamaica Olympic trials

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Yohan Blake runs in a 200-meter semifinal heat at the Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 30, 2012. Blake advanced to the final, finishing with the fastest time among the participants.

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Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima is pictured after swimming in a preliminary heat of the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 2, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time of 1 minute, .23 second.

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Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima swims during a preliminary heat of the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 2, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time of 1 minute, .23 second.

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Hoshi qualifies fastest for 200 fly semis

SHANGHAI, China - Natsumi Hoshi of Japan swims in the women's 200-meter butterfly heat at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 27, 2011. Hoshi qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time (2:07.34) of the qualifiers.

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Suetsugu through to men's 200 final at world championships

PARIS, France - Shingo Suetsugu poses on Aug. 28 after becoming the first-ever Japanese to advance to the final of the men's 200 meters in either the Olympics or the worlds when he clocked the second fastest time in his heat in the semifinals of the athletics world championships.

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Thorpe fastest qualifier in opening Pan Pacs heat

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Triple Olympic champion Ian Thorpe sets the fastest time Aug. 24 in qualifying in the 400-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific swimming championships at Yokohama International Pool. (Pool photo)

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Sani Brown fails to make men's 200m final at worlds

Japanese teenager Hakim Sani Brown (L) and Justin Gatlin of the United States look at the results after finishing their 200-meter semifinal heat at the world athletics championships on Aug. 26, 2015. Gatlin advanced to the final with the fastest time among the 24 semifinalists, while Sani Brown did not qualify. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in personal best 10.06

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown runs a personal best time of 10.06 seconds to top the field in a men's 100-meter heat at Japan's national athletics championships at Yanmer Stadium in Osaka on June 23, 2017. The 18-year-old's time was the sixth fastest 100 ever run by a Japanese. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hoshi qualifies fastest for 200 fly semis

SHANGHAI, China - Natsumi Hoshi of Japan swims in the women's 200-meter butterfly heat at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 27, 2011. Hoshi qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time (2:07.34) of the qualifiers. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING KITAJIMA'S TIME IN THE END Kosuke Kitajima is pictured after swimming in a preliminary heat of the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 2, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time of 1 minute, .23 second. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING KITAJIMA'S TIME IN THE END Kosuke Kitajima swims during a preliminary heat of the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 2, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time of 1 minute, .23 second. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Gatlin posts fastest time in 100m 1st round

Justin Gatlin (L) of the United states wins his heat in the first round of the men's 100 meters at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 13, 2016, with Daniel Bailey (2nd from L) of Antigua and Barbuda coming in second and Ogho-Oghene Egwero of Nigeria sixth. Gatlin clocked the fastest time of the round to qualify for the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suetsugu through to men's 200 final at world championships

PARIS, France - Shingo Suetsugu poses on Aug. 28 after becoming the first-ever Japanese to advance to the final of the men's 200 meters in either the Olympics or the worlds when he clocked the second fastest time in his heat in the semifinals of the athletics world championships. (Kyodo)

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Thorpe fastest qualifier in opening Pan Pacs heat

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Triple Olympic champion Ian Thorpe sets the fastest time Aug. 24 in qualifying in the 400-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific swimming championships at Yokohama International Pool. (Pool photo)