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Kohei Kawamoto Sets Asian Record in Men's 100 Fly -- September 14, 2008

OITA, Japan, September 14. AT the National Sports Festival in Oita, Japan, Kohei Kawamoto set an Asian record in the men's 100 fly.

Kawamoto clocked a time of 51.33, with a 50 split of 23.92, to set the standard. Takuro Fuji held the previous record with a pair of 51.50s in prelims and finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Kawamoto's previous top time had been a 51.71 set at the U.S. Open held in Minneapolis, Minn.


Special thanks to Takahisa Ide and Bill Bell for contributing to this report.


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