Akihiro Yamaguchi (山口 観弘, Yamaguchi Akihiro, born September 11, 1994) is a retired[1]Japaneseswimmer and former world record holder who specializes in the breaststroke.
At the 2011 World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Yamaguchi won a total of four medals: one gold and three silvers. His gold came in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:11.70.
On September 15, 2012, at the National Sports Festival of Japan, he set a new world record in the 200-meter breaststroke (long course) with a time of 2:07.01, bettering the previous record of 2:07.28.[2]
akihiro, yamaguchi, 山口, 観弘, yamaguchi, akihiro, born, september, 1994, retired, japanese, swimmer, former, world, record, holder, specializes, breaststroke, personal, informationfull, namenationality, japanborn, 1994, september, 1994, kagoshima, prefectureheig. Akihiro Yamaguchi 山口 観弘 Yamaguchi Akihiro born September 11 1994 is a retired 1 Japanese swimmer and former world record holder who specializes in the breaststroke Akihiro YamaguchiPersonal informationFull nameAkihiro YamaguchiNationality JapanBorn 1994 09 11 September 11 1994 age 29 Kagoshima PrefectureHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight67 kg 148 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesBreaststrokeClubDC ShibushiMedal record Men s swimming Representing Japan World Junior Championships 2011 Lima 200 m breaststroke 2011 Lima 50 m breaststroke 2011 Lima 100 m breaststroke 2011 Lima 4 100 m medley Junior Pan Pacific Championships 2012 Honolulu 100 m breaststroke 2012 Honolulu 200 m breaststroke 2012 Honolulu 4 100 m medley At the 2011 World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima Yamaguchi won a total of four medals one gold and three silvers His gold came in the 200 meter breaststroke with a time of 2 11 70 On September 15 2012 at the National Sports Festival of Japan he set a new world record in the 200 meter breaststroke long course with a time of 2 07 01 bettering the previous record of 2 07 28 2 Personal bests editLong course Event Time Meet Date Note s 50 m breaststroke 27 69 JOC Junior Olympic Cup 2012 Summer August 30 2012 100 m breaststroke 59 56 Japan Inter High School Championships August 20 2012 200 m breaststroke 2 07 01 National Sports Festival of Japan September 15 2012References edit FORMER 200 BREAST WORLD RECORD HOLDER YAMAGUCHI RETIRES AT 26 April 15 2021 Agence France Presse September 15 2012 Schoolboy Akihiro Yamaguchi sets 200m breaststroke world record NDTV Archived from the original on 2012 09 18 Retrieved September 15 2012 External links editAkihiro Yamaguchi at World Aquatics nbsp Akihiro Yamaguchi at SwimRankings net nbsp Akihiro Yamaguchi on Twitter nbsp in Japanese Records Preceded by nbsp Daniel Gyurta Men s 200 metre breaststrokeworld record holder long course September 15 2012 January 29 2017 Succeeded by nbsp Ippei Watanabe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akihiro Yamaguchi amp oldid 1169600227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
