Article: Swim: Kitajima to wear Speedo in Beijing


AAP Sports News (Australia)
06-11-2008
Swim: Kitajima to wear Speedo in Beijing

TOKYO, June 11 AFP - Japan's double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima said today he
will wear Speedo's high-tech swimwear at the Beijing Olympics after the nation's swimming
authority approved use of the foreign gear.

The Japan Swimming Federation late on Tuesday made a decision to let Olympic swimmers
wear Speedo's LZR Racer, temporarily dropping a requirement to wear domestic products.

The move came two days after Kitajima shattered the 200-metre breaststroke world record
when trying out the Speedo suit.

"I am planning to wear Speedo's swimwear in the Beijing Olympics," Kitajima wrote on
his official ...

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