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Matsuda, Phelps at Pan Pacific C'ships

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda (back) competes with Michael Phelps of the United States (front) in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 18, 2010. Phelps won the gold while Matsuda won the bronze.

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Matsuda wins bronze at Pan Pacific C'ships

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda, bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, waves after finishing third in the men's 200-meter butterfly final during the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 18, 2010.

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Matsuda wins bronze at Pan Pacific C'ships

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda, bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, swims in the men's 200-meter butterfly final during the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 18, 2010. Matsuda won the bronze.

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Matsuda wins bronze at Pan Pacific C'ships

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda, bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, swims in the men's 200-meter butterfly qualifier at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California. Matsuda advanced to the final and won the bronze.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (L) and Takeshi Matsuda respond to cheers with the silver medals they won in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (R), Takeshi Matsuda (back) and Ryosuke Irie celebrate their silver medal finish in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takuro Fujii, Takeshi Matsuda, Kosuke Kitajima and Ryosuke Irie (from L to R) pose with the silver medals they won in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, Takeshi Matsuda and Ryosuke Irie (from R to L) celebrate their silver medal finish in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, Takeshi Matsuda and Ryosuke Irie (from R to L) celebrate as Takuro Fujii touches in second with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay final at the 2012 London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team won the silver medal.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takuro Fujii, Takeshi Matsuda, Kosuke Kitajima and Ryosuke Irie (from L to R) smile with their medals after winning silver in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takuro Fujii, Takeshi Matsuda, Kosuke Kitajima and Ryosuke Irie (from L to R) show off their medals after winning silver in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Matsuda out of 100 fly after skipping swim-off

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda looks at the time after finishing the men's 100-meter butterfly preliminaries at the London Olympics on Aug. 2, 2012. Matsuda decided not to compete in a swim-off after tying a German swimmer for the last spot in the semifinals.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Japanese bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda (L) looks at the gold medal that South Africa's Chad le Clos (C) won in the 2012 London Olympic men's 200-meter butterfly during the award ceremony at the Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2012. At right is Michael Phelps of the United States, who won the silver medal.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Japanese bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda (L) celebrates with gold medalist Chad le Clos of South Africa (C) and silver medalist Michael Phelps of the United States during the award ceremony for the 2012 London Olympic men's 200-meter butterfly at the Aquatics Centre on July 31, 2012.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda smiles with his bronze medal after finishing third in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on July 31, 2012.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Takeshi Matsuda (Back) of Japan reacts after finishing third in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on July 31, 2012. At front is Michael Phelps of the United States, who finished second.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda responds to cheers after finishing third in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on July 31, 2012.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Takeshi Matsuda (Back) of Japan competes with Michael Phelps (Front) of the United States during the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on July 31, 2012. Matsuda finished third, Phelps second.

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Swimmers qualifying for London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R, front) Ryosuke Irie, Takeshi Matsuda and Kosuke Kitajima pose for photos with other Japanese swimmers at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 8, 2012, after they marked times to meet standards to qualify for the London Olympics at the national championships.

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Matsuda qualifies for London Olympics in 200 freestyle

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Matsuda swims in the men's 200 freestyle final at the national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo on April 4, 2012. Matsuda won the race with a time of 1:45.96 to qualify for his third consecutive Olympics.

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Japan men's 4x200 freestyle relay swimmers qualify for London

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Sho Uchida (upper L), Yoshihiro Okumura (upper C), Takeshi Matsuda (upper R) and Shogo Hihara gather after swimming in the preliminary round race of the men's 4x200 freestyle relay at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011. The team finished second (7:10.46) of all competitors to advance to the final and secure Japan's Olympic berth for London 2012.

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Matsuda wins silver in 200 butterfly at world c'ships

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda (L) and Michael Phelps of the United States show their silver and gold medals in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 27, 2011.

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Matsuda wins silver in 200 butterfly at world c'ships

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda shows his silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 27, 2011. Michael Phelps of the United States won gold.

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Matsuda wins silver in 200 butterfly at world c'ships

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda responds to cheers from spectators after winning the silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 27, 2011. Michael Phelps of the United States won the gold medal.

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Matsuda wins silver in 200 butterfly at world c'ships

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda shakes hands with Michael Phelps of the United States, who won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 27, 2011. Matsuda took silver.

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Matsuda wins silver in 200 butterfly at world c'ships

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda competes against Michael Phelps of the United States in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 27, 2011. Phelps won the gold medal, while Matsuda took silver.

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Japanese men's relay team qualify for London Olympics

SHANGHAI, China - Members of the Japanese men's 4x100 freestyle relay team -- (from L) Takuro Fujii, Yoshihiro Okumura, Shogo Hihara and Takeshi Matsuda (in water) -- celebrate during the world championships in Shanghai on July 24, 2011, after qualifying for next year's London Olympics.

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Matsuda strikes gold in men's 200m butterfly

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda (front) and Ryusuke Sakata compete in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 13, 2010. Matsuda and Sakata delivered a 1-2 finish in the race.

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Matsuda strikes gold in men's 200m butterfly

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda roars after finishing first in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 13, 2010.

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Matsuda strikes gold in men's 200m butterfly

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda (L) and Ryusuke Sakata respond to the crowds after finishing first and second, respectively, in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 13, 2010.

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Japan grabs silver in 800 relay at Pan Pacs

IRVINE, United States - Takeshi Matsuda (R), Yoshihiro Okumura (C), Yuki Kobori (2nd from L) and Sho Uchida (down L) celebrate after Japan finishing second in the men's 800-meter freestyle relay at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 19, 2010.

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Matsuda wins 200 freestyle at national c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic and world 200-meter butterfly bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda swims to victory in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 16, 2010.

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Matsuda wins 200 freestyle at national c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic and world 200-meter butterfly bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda reacts after winning the men's 200-meter freestyle at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 16, 2010.

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Matsuda gets bronze in 200-meter butterfly at worlds

ROME, Italy - Bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda of Japan holds up his medal on the podium after the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the world swimming championships in Rome on July 29.

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Matsuda gets bronze in 200-meter butterfly at worlds

ROME, Italy - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda competes in the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the world swimming championships in Rome on July 29. Matsuda won the bronze medal in 1 minute, 53.32 seconds.

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Phelps wins men's 200m butterfly with new world record

BEIJING, China - Silver medalist Laszlo Cseh of Hungary (L) and bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda of Japan (R) shake hands during an awarding ceremony for the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Beijing Olympic Games at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13 with gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States looking on.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200-meter butterfly at Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Takeshi Matsuda waves on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200-meter butterfly at Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Takeshi Matsuda (L) celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200-meter butterfly at Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Takeshi Matsuda poses with his bronze medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13.

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Phelps wins men's 200m butterfly with new world record

BEIJING, China - Gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States (L) and bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda of Japan shake hands during an awards ceremony for the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Beijing Olympic Games at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13.

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Phelps wins men's 200m butterfly with new world record

BEIJING, China - Silver medalist Laszlo Cseh of Hungary (L), gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States (C), and bronze medalist Takeshi Matsuda of Japan pose with their medals on the podium at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13 after the men's 200-meter butterfly final at the Beijing Olympic Games.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200-meter butterfly at Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Takeshi Matsuda competes in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. Matsuda won the bronze medal with a national record time of 1 minute, 52.97 seconds.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200-meter butterfly at Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Takeshi Matsuda waves at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13 after winning the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics.

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Matsuda wins bronze in men's 200-meter butterfly at Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese swimmer Takeshi Matsuda celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13.

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Phelps wins men's 200m butterfly at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States (foreground) and Japan's Takeshi Matsuda compete in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. Phelps won the race in a world-record 1:52.03 to grab his fourth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Matsuda came in third.

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Phelps wins men's 200m butterfly at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States (foreground) and Japan's Takeshi Matsuda compete in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. Phelps won the race in a world-record 1:52.03 to grab his fourth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Matsuda came in third.

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Phelps wins men's 200m butterfly at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States (foreground) and Japan's Takeshi Matsuda compete in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing Olympics at National Aquatics Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. Phelps won the race in a world-record 1:52.03 to grab his fourth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Matsuda came in third.

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Matsuda earns Olympic berths at nat'l c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Matsuda wins his fifth consecutive 400-meter freestyle title at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 15 to earn a Beijing Olympic berth.

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Japan wins in men's 4x200 relay in Asian Games

DOHA, Qatar - The Japanese men's 4x200 relay team -- (from L to R) Takeshi Matsuda, Yuji Sakurai, Takamitsu Kojima and Daisuke Hosokawa -- smile Dec. 4 after winning the gold in the Asian Games in Doha.

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Matsuda wins silver in men's 200-meter butterfly

MONTREAL, Canada - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda bursts into joy after winning the silver in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the world championships in Montreal on July 27. Matsuda, who was second from last when he made the 50-meter turn, made a late charge and clocked 1:55.62 in the event won by Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland in 1:55.02.