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11-08-2008, 04:15 PM
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Total SGC$: 4,967.32 |  Japan's Kitajima breaks record to win 100m breaststroke
 Japan's Kosuke Kitajima celebrates victory as he claims the title of the men's 100m breaststroke swimming at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 11, 2008. Kitajima, defending the title he won in Athens four years ago, broke the previous record of 59.13 set by US swimmer Brendan Hansen at Irvine, California, on August 1, 2006. [Agencies]
Japanese Kosuke Kitajima successfully defended his Olympic crown with a new world record of 58.91 seconds in the men's 100m breaststroke at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Monday.
Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen won the silver in 59.20 seconds, and French Hugues Duboscq took the bronze in 59.37 seconds.
Kitajima's new record is 0.22 seconds faster than the previous one of 59.13 seconds, held by American rival Brendan Hansen, who finished out of the top three with 59.57 seconds.  Japan's Kosuke Kitajima celebrates victory as he claims the title of the men's 100m breaststroke swimming at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 11, 2008. Kitajima, defending the title he won in Athens four years ago, broke the previous record of 59.13 set by US swimmer Brendan Hansen at Irvine, California, on August 1, 2006. [Agencies]   Japan's Kosuke Kitajima swims to victory in the men's 100m breaststroke swimming final at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 11, 2008. Kitajima, defending the title he won in Athens four years ago, broke the previous record of 59.13 set by US swimmer Brendan Hansen at Irvine, California, on August 1, 2006. [Agencies]
 Japan's Kosuke Kitajima dives at the start of the men's 100m breaststroke swimming final at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 11, 2008. Kitajima, defending the title he won in Athens four years ago, broke the previous record of 59.13 set by US swimmer Brendan Hansen at Irvine, California, on August 1, 2006. [Agencies]  Japan's Kosuke Kitajima competes during the men's 100m breaststroke swimming semi-final at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing. Kitajima broke the world record held by Brendan Hansen of the United States to win the final. [Agencies]  Japan's Kosuke Kitajima competes during the men's 100m breaststroke swimming semi-final at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing. Kitajima broke the world record held by Brendan Hansen of the United States to win the final. [Agencies]  US swimmer Brendan Hansen, the previous world record holder, competes during the men's 100m breaststroke swimming heat at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 9, 2008. [Agencies]
Source: China Daily, August 11, 2008
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11-08-2008, 04:18 PM
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