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Yamada advances to women's 400-m. freestyle final

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Sachiko Yamada waves at supporters after clocking 4:09.10 to qualify for the women's 400-meter freestyle final at Olympic Aquatic Center on Aug. 15.

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(2)Japanese swimmers arrive in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese Olympic swimmers (from L to R) Ai Shibata, Takahiro Morita, Misa Amano, Sachiko Yamada and Tomohiro Morita wave at well-wishers on arriving at Athens airport on July 30.

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(1)Miki, Yamada book Athens tickets at national c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Sachiko Yamada (R) waves at audiences after winning the women's 400 meters freestyle title for the sixth year in a row on April 20 to earn a place on the Japan team for the Athens Olympics.

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Swimming: Yamada powers to victory at U.S. Open

FEDERAL WAY, United States - Japanese record holder Sachiko Yamada shows off her medal after winning the women's 400 meters freestyle final on the opening day of the U.S. Open Swimming Championships in Federal Way in Washington on Dec. 4.

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Munz wins 800-meter freestyle

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Diana Munz (R) of the United States gets congratulations from Japan's Sachiko Yamada (L) after winning the 800-meter freestyle in 8:30.45. Yamada shaved 0.07 off her own Japanese record for silver.

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(2)Yamada sets short-course world record in swimming

TOKYO, Japan - Sachiko Yamada waves at the audience on the podium after setting a short-course world record of 8:14.35 in the final of the women's 800 meters at the national short-course championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 2.

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(1)Yamada sets short-course world record in swimming

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese distance swimmer Sachiko Yamada waves at the audience after setting a short-course world record of 8:14.35 in the final of the women's 800 meters at the national short-course championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 2. She broke the previous mark of 8:15.15 set by China's Chen Hua in December.

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Yamada wins gold at University Games

BEIJING, China - Kansai University's Sachiko Yamada beams after winning the women's 1,500-meter freestyle in a time of 16 minutes, 19.44 seconds at the University Games in Beijing at Yingdong Natatorium on Aug. 28.

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Yamada advances to final of women's 800-meter freestyle

SYDNEY, Australia - Sachiko Yamada churns out a time of 8:33.06 in the preliminaries of the women's 800-meter freestyle event at Sydney International Aquatic Center on Sept. 21 to advance to the Sydney Olympic final on Sept. 22.

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(2)Yamada sets short-course world record in swimming

TOKYO, Japan - Sachiko Yamada waves at the audience on the podium after setting a short-course world record of 8:14.35 in the final of the women's 800 meters at the national short-course championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 2.

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Yamada advances to final of women's 800-meter freestyle

SYDNEY, Australia - Sachiko Yamada churns out a time of 8:33.06 in the preliminaries of the women's 800-meter freestyle event at Sydney International Aquatic Center on Sept. 21 to advance to the Sydney Olympic final on Sept. 22.

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Yamada advances to women's 400-m. freestyle final

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Sachiko Yamada waves at supporters after clocking 4:09.10 to qualify for the women's 400-meter freestyle final at Olympic Aquatic Center on Aug. 15. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japanese swimmers arrive in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese Olympic swimmers (from L to R) Ai Shibata, Takahiro Morita, Misa Amano, Sachiko Yamada and Tomohiro Morita wave at well-wishers on arriving at Athens airport on July 30. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-hit Yamada in Iwate Pref.

YAMADA, Japan - Sachiko Kawahara waits at a bus stop surrounded by rubble in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on June 13, 2011, about three months after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. (Kyodo)

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(1)Yamada sets short-course world record in swimming

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese distance swimmer Sachiko Yamada waves at the audience after setting a short-course world record of 8:14.35 in the final of the women's 800 meters at the national short-course championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 2. She broke the previous mark of 8:15.15 set by China's Chen Hua in December.

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(1)Miki, Yamada book Athens tickets at national c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Sachiko Yamada (R) waves at audiences after winning the women's 400 meters freestyle title for the sixth year in a row on April 20 to earn a place on the Japan team for the Athens Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Swimming Yamada powers to victory at U.S. Open

FEDERAL WAY, United States - Japanese record holder Sachiko Yamada shows off her medal after winning the women's 400 meters freestyle final on the opening day of the U.S. Open Swimming Championships in Federal Way in Washington on Dec. 4. (Kyodo)

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Munz wins 800-meter freestyle

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Diana Munz (R) of the United States gets congratulations from Japan's Sachiko Yamada (L) after winning the 800-meter freestyle in 8:30.45. Yamada shaved 0.07 off her own Japanese record for silver. (Kyodo)

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Yamada wins gold at University Games

BEIJING, China - Kansai University's Sachiko Yamada beams after winning the women's 1,500-meter freestyle in a time of 16 minutes, 19.44 seconds at the University Games in Beijing at Yingdong Natatorium on Aug. 28.