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Article: Japan's Kitajima sets world record using Speedo's LZR Racer
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- AP Worldstream
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- June 8, 2008
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Double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima of Japan set a world record in the men's 200 meter breaststroke on Sunday.
Wearing Speedo's LZR Racer, Kitajima clocked a time of 2 minutes, 07.51 seconds at the Japan Open, taking almost a second off the previous mark set by American Brendan Hansen in 2006.
"This gives me a lot of confidence," said Kitajima. "The only thing I have in mind right now is to win the gold in Beijing."
It is the 38th world record set by a swimmer using Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit since it was introduced in February.
Kitajima, who won the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke at the 2004 Olympics, also set two new national records at ...