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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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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. (Kyodo)

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