Akihiro Yamaguchi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Akihiro Yamaguchi |
| Nationality |
 Japan |
| Born |
September 11, 1994 Kagoshima Prefecture |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | DC Shibushi |
Akihiro Yamaguchi (山口 観弘 Yamaguchi Akihiro, born September 11, 1994 in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese swimmer and 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.[1]
Personal bests
| Long 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, 2012 | WR |
References
- ↑ Agence France-Presse (September 15, 2012). "Schoolboy Akihiro Yamaguchi sets 200m breaststroke world record". NDTV. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
External links
- (Japanese) Akihiro Yamaguchi on Twitter
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Dániel Gyurta |
Men's 200 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) September 15, 2012 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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