Akihiro Yamaguchi

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Akihiro Yamaguchi
Personal information
Full nameAkihiro Yamaguchi
NationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 (age 29)
Kagoshima Prefecture
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubDC Shibushi
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Lima 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Lima 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Lima 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Lima 4×100 m medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Honolulu 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Honolulu 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Honolulu 4×100 m medley

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.

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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

Long course
EventTimeMeetDateNote(s)
50 m breaststroke27.69JOC Junior Olympic Cup (2012 Summer)August 30, 2012
100 m breaststroke59.56Japan Inter-High School ChampionshipsAugust 20, 2012
200 m breaststroke2:07.01 National Sports Festival of Japan September 15, 2012

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References

  1. "FORMER 200 BREAST WORLD RECORD HOLDER YAMAGUCHI RETIRES AT 26". April 15, 2021.
  2. 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.
Records
Preceded by Men's 200 metre breaststroke
world record holder (long course)

September 15, 2012 – January 29, 2017
Succeeded by