Japan Open 2008: 200m Breaststroke (Kosuke Kitajima WR)

[fksebati]

he swims like he is 10feet tall!

[AleksandraGerNagel]

Kitajima is amazing these power and technique. Today its his 29th birthday. Hope to see him a lot of years by World Championships and Olympic Games. Best wishes to him for the future from his Fans in Germany

[volcanus20]

What are they saying???

[hellojoonsung]

Inkick when my head is entering the water just like kitajima but I love his stroke technique sommuch he Rocks!

[KimchiFight]

Met him(:

[scienceainama]

圧倒...

[olympianlondon2012]

@126anonymous No, a faster stroke rate (to a point) definitely does not slow you down. I am a 200 breaststroker so I know. the glide is not faster, it simply provides an energy-conserving way to keep moving, which is important in the longer 200. Kitajima increases stroke rate on the last 50 to try and compensate for lactate buildup which decreases stroke length

[ConsoleGroupVideos]

He is 5 10, that just disproves all the shit that you have to be 6+ to be a fast swimmer.

[supernaturalnet]

He is my idol

[danai80]

the cometary in Japanese make it that much more intense xD

[Freddiewgbs]

brilliant stroke. look how long he glides for - and goes so far.

[walkingkodi]

He beat some of them by half a pool length

[victorb231]

i didnt understand anything of what they said... but that video is seriusly cool!

[Rikyell]

The best swimmer... obviously!!! He's only why I'm still alive! xD But... I want the translation of this video (English or Romaji, is the same), pleeeease!!!! ^^

[MrBoomBoomBom]

I think.. I think.. I THINK KOSUKE KITAJIMA IS THE BEST SWIMMER 4 EVER ! ! ! well, its my favourite swimmer . . . HOW ABOUT YOU ? (:

[anatola55]

nihon koyojimo! jihaijogo! jiajiwonejono!sa kososobuda sobuda yasudomedo YOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! YAHOOOO!!!!!

[TheMrCoolT]

Who noticed that the national record splits were faster than the world record splits until the last 50.

[Lakers24pwnz]

@TheMrCoolT

When you try hard, you die hard

[litojonny]

i like how japanese people talk :D

[MACIEK2021]

Jebany chińczyk :D

[khuong99]

what a sick stroke!! do you kick the same time as you pull or kick when you enter the water

[Lakers24pwnz]

@khuong99

im a breast stroker but i think its all on what you feel like.... as for me i like to kick after my pull so my stroke rate is longer....

[ejie112]

Sugui

[FroznYogurt]

Man, what a tank. His stroke is masterful, and he continuously keeps trucking, no stop at all.

[TheSweeJay]

favorite swimmers

1.Kitajima

2.Kitajima

3.Kitajima

[LariFariSlovenia]

Very good swimmer. :-) Greeting from Slovenia.

[TheEvasivegirl]

he^s really great<<i luv him sooo much ^_^

[philip711videomaster]

he had no waves thats why he broke the record

[SenYen227]

@philip711videomaster he had no waves because his dive was so much ahead of everyone elses.

[ChenChen713]

Man...i tried to glide like him one day at my meet...guess wat? I fail major lol.

[mrpremo]

Dude, he smashed them. He deserved that record. Man, if only I could swim breaststroke like that.

[TheFunnymonkey3000]

He smashed everyone

[smshlyxlhl]

北岛康介.哈哈

[nicholasthetaylor]

It is a dream of mine that one day I will be able to swim as well as Kosuke

[thecoops702]

he glides for so long!!! really impressive record!

[JohnnyKalEl]

breaststroke is the only tech. where it is not important how tall you are... the tech itself is all that matters

[ch1do121]

backstroke as well.

[poutsaste]

He has the perfect technique....

[ChrisBranleh]

Owned ahaha

[mattisawsumish]

And I thought I was okay at breast....

[kengokyo]

he stroked his side og the body ...

no high elbow

[danbo199]

that is the perfect breastroke

[gfijb]

japanese really do have good strokes when it comes to brs

[kurocks2009]

thats sick he can do it all alone with no competion

[olympianlondon2012]

This swim proves that 200br is harder than 200fl... check out the increase in stroke rate on the last 50 and then notice that it was STILL the slowest 50. That's called lactate buildup. If you were to increase your stroke rate that much on the last 50 of a 200 fly it would definitely be faster than the previous 50s.

[aaacacaas]

Dude its not harder than the 200 fly....

[ADVERTlSEMENT]

Everything is hard if you're swimming at that level...

[wasonjr23]

dudee your right about that

[KyleSockwell]

@olympianlondon2012 I'm a 200 breastroker and i dont think i could finish a 200 fly without doing some freestyle or something.

[olympianlondon2012]

@KyleSockwell That is more likely due to your body not being very well suited to doing butterfly rather than the relative difficulty of the two events

[josie1839]

@KyleSockwell lol same here my 50 is pree good but i can barely do 100

[chinese0o]

i dont speak japanese...but i dont have to to understand the language of swimming.(1 and a half years)

[iloveevannalynch]

I just have a quick question....where do I shave for breastroke? I heard that you shave the sides of the leg or something.... do you wear a jammer?

[sijas]

it's all personal preference

but my coach told me to shave everything except the insides of my calves.

[gavojohnson]

dont shave the forarms so you will get better pulls

[Joekicky]

its insane what Kosuke can get on his fly kick during his pull outs, its sickening. One of my fav. swimmers since im a breast specialist myself.

[slat13]

Kosuke is so good.

[bruschi54kg5mannny24]

I luv this guy...my Olympic favorites:

1. Michael Phelps

2. Kosuke Kitojima

3.Park Tae-Hwan

[ryder788]

sugoi